invariably

English

Etymology

invariable + -ly

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bli/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bli/
  • (colloquial or dialectal) IPA(key): /ɪnˈvɛ(ə).ɹə.bli/
  • Hyphenation: in‧va‧ri‧ably
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Adverb

invariably (comparative more invariably, superlative most invariably)

  1. Every time; always, without change.
    He is invariably late for meetings.
    • 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
      “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; []. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.

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