Invincibly

Invincibly
Invincible In*vin"ci*ble, a. [L. invincibilis: cf. F. invincible. See {In-} not, and {Vincible}.] Incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued; unconquerable; insuperable; as, an invincible army, or obstacle. [1913 Webster]

Lead forth to battle these my sons Invincible. --Milton. -- {In*vin"ci*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*vin"ci*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]


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  • invincibly — invincible ► ADJECTIVE ▪ too powerful to be defeated or overcome. DERIVATIVES invincibility noun invincibly adverb. ORIGIN from Latin in not + vincibilis able to be overcome …   English terms dictionary

  • invincibly — adverb in an invincible manner invincibly, the troops moved forward • Derived from adjective: ↑invincible …   Useful english dictionary

  • invincibly — adverb see invincible …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • invincibly — adverb In an invincible manner; unconquerably; insuperably …   Wiktionary

  • invincibly — adv. in an unbeatable manner, undefeatably, unconquerably …   English contemporary dictionary

  • invincibly — in·vin·ci·bly …   English syllables

  • invincibly — See: invincible …   English dictionary

  • Ignorance — • Lack of knowledge about a thing in a being capable of knowing Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ignorance     Ignorance     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • invincible — (adj.) early 15c., from M.Fr. invincible (14c.) or directly from L. invincibilis unconquerable, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + vincibilis conquerable, from vincere to overcome (see VICTOR (Cf. victor)). Related: Invincibly …   Etymology dictionary

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