infinitely

infinitely

English

Etymology

    From infinite + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɪnfɪnɪtli/
    • Hyphenation: in‧fi‧nite‧ly
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    Adverb

    infinitely (comparative more infinitely, superlative most infinitely)

    1. In an infinite manner; as of anything growing without bounds; endlessly.
    2. To a surpassingly large extent.
      He is infinitely more capable than John.
      • 2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide[1], page 4:
        Today, computer databases and corpora infinitely increase the ease of this type of research, but the collecting process remains essentially the same.

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