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ultimately

ul·ti·ma·tely

UK/ˈʌl.tɪ.mɪt.lɪ/ US/ˈʌl.tɪ.mət.li/ fairly common

adverb

1.

as the end result of a succession or process

  • “ultimately he had to give in”
  • “at long last the winter was over”
2.

after everything has been considered

  • “in the final analysis, we are quite well off”

Origin

From ultimate + -ly.

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