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Definition: Unambiguously |
UnambiguouslyAdverb1. In an unambiguous manner; "she stated her intentions unequivocally,". 2. So as to be unique; "he could determine uniquely the properties of the compound". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonyms: UnambiguouslySynonyms: unequivocally (adv), uniquely (adv), without ambiguity (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonym: ambiguously (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Unambiguously |
| English words defined with "unambiguously": disambiguate. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "unambiguously": Base Attributes Set ♦ descriptive data ♦ Lightweight Directory Access Protocol ♦ reference number, remitting bank's reference number ♦ virtual file. (references) |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | We have unambiguously demonstrated our commitment to defend Western interests in Southwest Asia, and we have significantly increased our ability to do so. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Unambiguously" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unambiguously" is used about 181 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% | 181 | 22,953 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "unambiguously"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||
Chinese | 毫不含糊地 (unequivocally). (various references) | ||||||||||
German | unzweideutig (explicit, in no uncertain terms, unambiguous, unequivocal, unequivocally), eindeutig (absolutely, clear, clear cut, clearly, conclusive, conclusively, definite, definitely, explicit, manifest, manifestly, non-ambiguous, obvious, palpably, plainly, positively, sure, unambiguous, unequivocal, unequivocally, unique). (various references) | ||||||||||
Korean | 명백하게 (Apodictically, Apparently, Categorically, Explicitly, manifestly, Overtly, undeniably). (various references) | ||||||||||
Pig Latin | ambiguouslyunay однозначно (uniquely). (various references) | ||||||||||
Misspellings | |
"Unambiguously" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: unambigously, unambiguousl. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "unambiguously" (pronounced unambi"gyuwuslē) |
| 6 | -y uw u s l ē | conspicuously, continuously, strenuously. |
| 5 | -uw u s l ē | incongruously. |
| 4 | -u s l ē | aimlessly, ambitiously, anonymously, anxiously, assiduously, autonomously, breathlessly, callously, capriciously, carelessly, cautiously, ceaselessly, conscientiously, consciously, contemporaneously, contemptuously, courageously, curiously, dangerously, deliciously, disastrously, effortlessly, egregiously, endlessly, enormously, enviously, erroneously, expeditiously, fabulously, facetiously, fallaciously, famously, ferociously, flawlessly, frivolously, fruitlessly, furiously, generously, gloriously, graciously, gratuitously, grievously, harmlessly, harmoniously, hellaciously, helplessly, hideously, hilariously, hopelessly, horrendously, humorously, indigenously, ingeniously, instantaneously, intravenously, jealously, judiciously, laboriously, listlessly, ludicrously, maliciously, marvelously, mercilessly, meticulously, mindlessly, miraculously, mysteriously, needlessly, nervously, notoriously, obviously, ominously, ostentatiously, outrageously, painlessly, perilously, piously, posthumously, precariously, precipitously, previously, prodigiously, purposely, recklessly, relentlessly, religiously, restlessly, ridiculously, righteously, rigorously, ruthlessly, scrupulously, seamlessly, seriously, shamelessly, simultaneously, spontaneously, studiously, subconsciously, surreptitiously, suspiciously, synonymously, tediously, tenaciously, tirelessly, tremendously, tremulously, unanimously, unceremoniously, unconsciously, variously, vicariously, viciously, vigorously, vociferously, zealously. |
| 3 | -s l ē | adversely, closely, concisely, conversely, densely, expressly, falsely, fiercely, grossly, immensely, intensely, inversely, loosely, nicely, parsley, perversely, precisely, princely, profusely, scarcely, sparsely, tensely, tersely, thusly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-g-i-l-m-n-o-s-u-u-u-y" | |
-2 letters: ambiguously, unambiguous. | |
-3 letters: albuminous, bigamously. | |
-4 letters: aluminous, ambiguous, amusingly, olibanums, symboling. | |
-5 letters: albumins, angulous, bigamous, bimanous, blousing, gumboils, laminous, lumbagos, luminous, musingly, nubilous, olibanum, ouguiyas. | |
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