conclusively
pronunciation
How to pronounce conclusively in British English:
UK [kən'klu:sɪvlɪ]
How to pronounce conclusively in American English:
US [kən'klusɪvlɪ]
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- Adverb:
- in a conclusive way
Word Origin
- conclusively (adv.)
- 1550s, "in conclusion," from conclusive + -ly (2). Meaning "decisively" is recorded from 1748.
Example
- 1. Science has conclusively proven that to be adorable .
- 2. And determined conclusively that you are not king hamlet .
- 3. But data from surveys conclusively proves that , on average , 43 per cent of those aged 68 and older were certain that god exists .
- 4. On the positive side , they conclusively ended the tyrannical rule of saddam hussein .
- 5. Her innocence was proved conclusively .