finally
At the end or conclusion; ultimately.
Adverb 4 meanings
At the end or conclusion; ultimately.
“The contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.”
At bottom; ultimately; when all is considered.
To finish (with); lastly (in the present).
“Finally, I washed my dog.”
Definitively, comprehensively.
“The question of his long-term success has now been finally settled.”
Etymology
From Middle English finally, fynaly, fynally, fynaliche, fynalliche, equivalent to final + -ly.
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FINALLY at a glance
FINALLY has 7 letters and scores 13 points in Scrabble (F 4 + I 1 + N 1 + A 1 + L 1 + L 1 + Y 4) and 15 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #657 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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