ultimately
/ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.li/ adverb B2- Indicating the last item. · Firstly,… Secondly,… Ultimately,…
- Indicating the most important action. · Ultimately, he will have to make a decision before the end of the week.
- In the end; finally.
- Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates. · Cognate to Gottscheerish boßər, bàsser. Ultimately cognate to standard High German Wasser.· Shortened from maxiature, ultimately from Latin maximus ("large").
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Still, from an artificial civilization have originated wants, vices, and false tastes, which occasionally become so powerful as to stifle within us all good feelings, and ultimately to lead us into guilt and wickedness.
But however this remonstrance might have staggered or delayed his determination, I do not suppose that it would ultimately have prevented the marriage, had it not been seconded by the assurance, which I hesitated not in giving, of your sister’s indifference.
It was then generally reported that Mademoiselle de Villefort, the heiress of the marquis and marchioness of Saint-Méran, had regained the good graces of her grandfather, and that she would ultimately be in possession of an income of 300,000 livres.
Every failure is simply a helpful stepping stone that ultimately guides you toward long-term success.
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