unquestionably
English
Etymology
From unquestionable + -ly or un- + question + -ably.
Pronunciation
- (US, UK) IPA(key): /ʌnˈkwɛs.t͡ʃən.ə.bli/
Audio (US): (file) - (older RP) IPA(key): /ʌnˈkwes.t͡ʃən.ə.blɪ/
Adverb
unquestionably (comparative more unquestionably, superlative most unquestionably)
- Without question; beyond doubt; indubitably.
- 1941, George Orwell, The Lion and the Unicorn:
- It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during “God save the King” than of stealing from a poor box.
- 2025 November 25, Segun Dukeh, “Who Stopped the Killing of Twins in Nigeria?”, in The Guardian[1]:
- Mary Slessor wasn’t technically the first missionary to oppose twin killing in Calabar, but she was unquestionably the most effective and relentless.
- (informal) OK, right-on
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Translations
without doubt
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