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immortally

immortally

8.1
In a way that lasts forever
  • adverb
  • /ɪˈmɔrtəli/
translation icon : inmortalmente
  • The pen moved by martial hand immortally extinguished murderous death.

Examples

  • Her contributions to science will be remembered immortally by future generations.

  • The mind of those who have died, blown into the immortal air, immortally has knowledge, though all life is gone.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Whatever part of our mind or spirit that corresponded to the ideal "forms" in our cosmic "heaven" could live on immortally.

    Blog text (4)
  • In ancient cultures, the moth represents a form of the psyche... or the soul immortally trapped... in the hellish death realms.

  • The stories of great heroes are told immortally through songs and poems.

  • The love they shared is celebrated immortally in their family's history.

Synonyms

forever
vsimmortally
1.0

For all time without end

means continuing without end and never dying
permanently
vsimmortally
218 2.9

Stays the same for all time

is about never dying as a natural property rather than only unchanging state
endlessly
vsimmortally
73 2.3

Without stopping for a very long time

adds the idea of never dying rather than mere nonstop action
eternally
vsimmortally
53 5.2

For all time without end

means continuing without end and never dying
perpetually
vsimmortally
29 4.8

Happening all the time without stopping

means continuing without end and never dying rather than recurring presence
in perpetuity
vsimmortally
  • Formal
16 7.8

A time that lasts forever

expresses never dying or ceasing rather than only official duration
enduringly
vsimmortally
1 5.6

Continuing to exist or have effect for a long time

points to never dying and continuing without end not just long period
everlastingly
vsimmortally
1 7.4

In a way that lasts forever

focuses on never dying rather than only long time
unendingly
vsimmortally
1 5.8

Without stopping for a long time

conveys the stronger idea of never dying rather than just nonstop activity
lastingly
vsimmortally
1 5.8

In a way that continues for a long time

implies never dying and continuing without end not only long term
abidingly
vsimmortally
1 6.2

In a way that lasts for a long time

stresses never dying and continuing without end rather than steady quality
timelessly
vsimmortally
1 4.6

In a way that stays the same over time

means continuing without end and never dying not only style immunity
imperishably
vsimmortally
8.2

In a way that cannot be destroyed or forgotten

emphasizes life that never dies not just being hard to remove
ineradicably
vsimmortally
8.6

In a way that you cannot remove

implies continuing without end and never dying rather than mere persistence
forever and a day
vsimmortally
  • Archaic
5.6

For a very long time with no clear end

refers to literal never dying and continuing without end not hyperbole

Antonyms

13 7.1

In a way that can cause death or show very strong feeling

How Lasting

immortally
8.1
permanently
218 2.9
temporarily
222 3.2
briefly
414 1.0

Surface Forms

immortally positive

Morphology

immortally = immortal (transparent) = im + mortal + ly

The adverb is formed regularly by adding the productive suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'immortal'; 'immortal' itself is transparently im- (negative) + mortal.

Etymology

Immortally comes from the parts in- 'not' and mort 'death', the same root you see in mortal. So, to do something immortally is to make it 'not die' or to last forever.