Conclusively
[kən'klu:sivli]
Definition
(adv.) in a conclusive way; 'we settled the problem conclusively'.
Checker: Mattie--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In the way of conclusion; decisively; positively.
Checker: Millicent
Examples
- These experiments and these testimonies prove conclusively that this compound will preserve cream. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- The medical evidence showed conclusively that death was due to apoplexy. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- His next step proved conclusively the correctness of his old deductions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- It has been proven conclusively that they can not worship together around the grave of the Saviour of the World in peace. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- You can have been personally acquainted with very few of a set of men you condemn so conclusively. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- This, however, did not hinder him from making a series of experiments which resulted in an invention that proved conclusively the contrary. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Those facts will prove the case conclusively to anyone who has already made up his mind on the subject. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- These specimens will prove conclusively that food sent from a tropical climate retains its freshness and delicate flavor. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- No one can write conclusively about it. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Checker: Millicent