incontrovertibly
/ˌɪnˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.tə.bli/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In an incontrovertible manner; in a manner not capable of being denied, challenged, or disputed.
Example Sentences
- "It is, incontrovertibly, our duty, if divine and civil laws have given us a rule whereby to regulate our conduct, and which may both promote the benefit of society and the good of the individual, we are obliged to act agreeably to that rule, let the conduct of others be what it may."
- "In such a case and under such proof the intent to kill and the deliberate and premeditated malice are incontrovertibly implied."
- "And if word did spread that he had withdrawn his money from the bank in cash, every man and his cousin in the county would be his threat and enemy until every one of them was incontrovertibly convinced that the actual money actually was somewhere else, and exactly where that somewhere else was."
Etymology
Etymology tree English incontrovertible Middle English -ly English -ly English incontrovertibly From incontrovertible + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɪnˌkɑn.tɹəˈvɝ.tə.bli/
- British English: /ɪnˌkɒn.tɹəˈvɜː(ɹ).tɪ.bli/
Inflected Forms
more incontrovertibly (comparative)
most incontrovertibly (superlative)