conclusively

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Etymology

Etymology tree

English conclusive

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English conclusively

From conclusive + -ly.

Adverb

conclusively (comparative more conclusively, superlative most conclusively)

1. In a conclusive manner; with finality; decisively.

   Once the final experiment had been performed, the theory was conclusively proved.

   • 1829, Samuel Sheldon Fitch, A System of Dental Surgery, page 14:

     I need not extend the subject any farther; enough has been said , and much more might be, if necessary, to prove clearly and conclusively that the odontotechny of the Greeks and Romans was advanced to a considerable degree of perfection: […]

   • 1928, H. R. Hall, The Civilization of Greece in the Bronze Age:

     […] which conclusively prove the enormous superiority of the Sumerian over the Egyptian weaponsmithy.

2. By way of conclusion.
   • 1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 20:

     "Go and find out who did it, before you come blaming me for it." "It's only youse crowd wot comes makin' a pigsty of the place," said Melons conclusively. "It ain't the second nor third floors wot comes makin' all manner o' mess in these basins."

Derived terms

• conclusively presumed

Translations

in a conclusive manner

• Catalan: conclusivament (ca)
• Dutch: afdoend (nl), beslissend (nl), doorslaggevend (nl)
• Finnish: pitävästi (fi), lopullisesti (fi)
• Portuguese: conclusivamente
• Spanish: conclusivamente