immovably
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- adverb
- /ɪˈmoʊvəbli/
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inmoviblemente
- The rock was lodged immovably in the ground, making it impossible for anyone to move it.
- immovably fixed
He says, well, some people then I, I say, fancy that whenever they formed a judgement, they ought to stand by it immovably, right?
- He says, well, some people then I, I say, fancy that whenever they formed a judgement, they ought to stand by it immovably, right?
Examples
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Enjambed itself, and following an enjambment, line 6 is thus immovably welded into the discourse by a grammar whose phraseology runs quite counter to the pentameter's units.
Academic text (2003) -
He says, well, some people then I, I say, fancy that whenever they formed a judgement, they ought to stand by it immovably, right?
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Because they are clusters of symmetry elements about at least one point that's fixed and embedded immovably in space.
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It shows two men, both of them spreadeagled on just such a stone wall, hands and feet manacled, fixed immovably.
Fiction book (1999) -
He did not care to be only a figure in a dusty text, pinned down as immovably as a butterfly in a naturalist's collection.
Fiction book (1992) -
He insisted, bluntly, immovably, as they dressed, ate, walked beside the bay, and came back to the hostel, and there, hours later, she finally agreed.
Fiction book (2002) -
So he went on dates with other women, and he parked on her street each time, glaring up at her window, thinking to parade these other women before her, to show her there were women who did not find him profoundly, immovably unacceptable, to show her he had moved on but that she would never in turn be able to elude him.
Fiction book (1999) -
You can infer astronomical ages in the billions of years as to the age of the universe, but you assume things to do so with your measuring sticks that may not be actually facts, as in immovably and unchangeably true.
Blog text (19) -
The statue stood immovably in the center of the park, enduring the harsh weather for years.
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During the trial, she sat immovably, refusing to change her testimony despite the pressure from the lawyers.
Synonyms
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1.0
With a strong, secure hold so something does not move
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4.8
Someone looks at something without moving their eyes
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Without moving at all
How Firm
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Immovably breaks into clear parts: im- meaning 'not', move meaning 'to move', and -able meaning 'can be'. So it literally means 'not able to move', which helps you remember that something immovably is held very firmly and cannot be moved.