indubitably

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ɪnˈdubɪtəbli/ UK /ɪnˈdjuːbɪtəbli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
in a manner that cannot be doubted; unquestionably

She is indubitably the finest pianist of her generation.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a manner that cannot be... unquestionably undeniably undoubtedly certainlyincontrovertiblyassuredly

Opposites

doubtfully questionably

Word family

Related forms indubitable dubious doubtdubitable

Etymology

From indubitable + -ly, from Latin indubitabilis, from in- ('not') + dubitabilis ('doubtful'), from dubitare ('to doubt').

indubitabilis Latin dubitare Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# indubitably

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /ɪnˈdubɪtəbli/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈdjuːbɪtəbli/

## Meanings
1. in a manner that cannot be doubted; unquestionably

## Examples
- She is indubitably the finest pianist of her generation.

## Synonyms
- unquestionably
- undeniably
- undoubtedly
- certainly
- incontrovertibly
- assuredly

## Antonyms
- doubtfully
- questionably

## Related Forms
- indubitable
- dubious
- doubt
- dubitable

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: indubitabilis
- Root: dubitare

## Etymology
From indubitable + -ly, from Latin indubitabilis, from in- ('not') + dubitabilis ('doubtful'), from dubitare ('to doubt').

## AI Etymology
Indubitably is from indubitable + -ly, from Latin indubitabilis, from in- ('not') + dubitabilis ('doubtful'), from dubitare ('to doubt'). Important recorded forms include indubitabilis (Latin) and dubitare (Latin). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. Its deeper history remains uncertain, with proposed links left as possibilities rather than a single settled derivation. The current sense covers in a manner that cannot be doubted; unquestionably. The wider family includes related words such as indubitable, dubious, doubt, and dubitable.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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