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Definition: Conclusively |
ConclusivelyAdverb1. In a conclusive way; "we settled the problem conclusively". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "conclusively" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Synonym: ConclusivelySynonym: once and for all (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonym: inconclusively (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Conclusively |
| English words defined with "conclusively": clincher, Cogently, Concludingly ♦ decide, decisive factor, decisively, determine ♦ inconclusively ♦ resolve ♦ set, settle, square off, square up ♦ To bring home. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "conclusively": conclusive evidence. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "conclusively": Concludingly. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | What these books have conclusively proven is that the diffence between men and women is exactly 38 pages. (Quiz Show; writing credit: Paul Attanasio) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Aerial photo location of bridge vs. reported location Superiority of aerial photography for mapping being demonstrated conclusively. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He endeavoured to state, finally and conclusively, the problem over which he had in some sort fallen exhausted. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Adjuvant therapy is most conclusively established for patients with Stage III disease. (references) | |
An interrelationship between physical activity and calcium balance has not been established conclusively. (references) | ||
The trial showed conclusively that there is a window of opportunity for acute treatment of spinal cord injury. (references) | ||
Political Economy | NETHERLANDS | Cartel legislation, which took effect in 1996, bans cartels unless its proponents can conclusively demonstrate a public interest. (references) |
Political Rights | Cote d'Ivoire | Ouattara was excluded from running in the presidential and legislative elections following the Supreme Court's October 6, 2000, and November 30, 2000, rulings that he had not demonstrated conclusively that he was of Ivoirian parentage. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Conclusively" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Conclusively" is used about 168 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 168 | 24,050 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "conclusively"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Chinese | 决定性地. (various references) | ||||||||||
Czech | jednoznaènì (positively), definitivnì (finally). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | einschließlich (include, includes, including, inclusive, inclusive of, inclusively). (various references) | ||||||||||
Greek | τελειωτικά. (various references) | ||||||||||
Korean | 결 으로 (crucially, Decisively, Definitively, irrevocably). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | onclusivelycay concluyentemente. (various references) | ||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "conclusively": inconclusively. (additional references) | |
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"Conclusively" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: conclusvely. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "conclusively" (pronounced kunkluw"sivlē) |
| 8 | -k l uw" s i v l ē | exclusively. |
| 6 | -uw" s i v l ē | effusively. |
| 5 | -s i v l ē | aggressively, cohesively, comprehensively, compulsively, decisively, defensively, derisively, excessively, expensively, explosively, extensively, impassively, impressively, impulsively, inconclusively, inexpensively, intensively, massively, obsessively, offensively, passively, persuasively, progressively, reflexively, successively. |
| 4 | -i v l ē | accumulatively, actively, administratively, affectively, affirmatively, alternatively, appreciatively, assertively, attentively, attractively, authoritatively, collectively, comparatively, competitively, consecutively, conservatively, constructively, cooperatively, creatively, cumulatively, deceptively, definitively, distinctively, effectively, exhaustively, figuratively, furtively, imaginatively, instinctively, intuitively, legislatively, negatively, objectively, positively, preemptively, productively, prohibitively, prospectively, protectively, provocatively, qualitatively, relatively, respectively, retroactively, retrospectively, seductively, selectively, sensitively, substantively, tentatively. |
| 3 | -v l ē | bravely, gravely, lively, lovely, naively, plaintively, quantitatively. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-c-e-i-l-l-n-o-s-u-v-y" | |
-2 letters: conclusive. | |
-3 letters: collusive, concisely, enviously, occlusive, unicycles. | |
-4 letters: convulse, councils, cousinly, cullions, cyclones, evulsion, levulins, nucleoli, scullion, slovenly, solvency, succinyl, unicycle, unlively, unlovely, unvoices, venously, vinously. | |
-5 letters: cineols, closely, collies, collins, concise, conveys, council, counsel, culices, cullies, cullion, cyclone, cylices, elusion, envious, inclose, leucins, levulin, locules, lousily, lucency, niellos, niveous, novelly, novices, nucelli, ocellus. | |
| Words containing the letters "c-c-e-i-l-l-n-o-s-u-v-y" | |
+2 letters: inconclusively. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Quotations: Fiction 7. Quotations: Non-fiction 8. Usage Frequency | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Bibliography |
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