doubtlessly
doubtlessly · more doubtlessly · most doubtlessly
Without question; indubitablyWithout question; indubitably.
Meaning
2 senses(proscribed, sometimes)Without question; indubitably.
There are doubtlessly more insects than mammals.
without doubt; certainly
(obsolete)Without feeling doubt, without misgivings.
Origin
From Middle English doutelesly, dowtelesly, equivalent to doubtless + -ly.From Middle English doutelesly, dowtelesly, equivalent to doubtless + -ly.
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Forms
more doubtlessly, most doubtlessly| Comparative | more doubtlessly Lesson |
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| Superlative | most doubtlessly |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- without doubt; certainly:undoubtedlydoubtless
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedundoubtlessly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb