ultimately
Indicating the last item.
Adverb 4 meanings
Indicating the last item.
“Firstly,… Secondly,… Ultimately,…”
Indicating the most important action.
“Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.”
In the end; finally.
Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates.
“Cognate to Gottscheerish boßər, bàsser. Ultimately cognate to standard High German Wasser.”
Etymology
From ultimate + -ly.
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ULTIMATELY at a glance
ULTIMATELY has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (U 1 + L 1 + T 1 + I 1 + M 3 + A 1 + T 1 + E 1 + L 1 + Y 4) and 18 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,593 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with ultimately
All rhymes- LIKELY13
- COMPLETELY19
- ABSOLUTELY15
- IMMEDIATELY19
- DEFINITELY17
- EXTREMELY21
- LOVELY12
- ENTIRELY11
- RELATIVELY16
- APPROXIMATELY29
- UNFORTUNATELY19
- LARGELY11
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