unforgettably
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4.7
- adverb
- /ˌʌnfərˈɡɛtəbli/
:
inolvidablemente
- A traveling merchant with an unforgettably etched face rambles past a timelessly beautiful Italian countryside on a trusty mule.
- unforgettably beautiful
- unforgettably etched
- unforgettably well
Examples
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A picturesque four-hour drive on winding, and at times, very narrow roads introduces us to an unforgettably beautiful landscape.
Academic text (2000) -
Believe me, I know how to create an unforgettably evil character.
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I sat down in my seat, which suddenly felt very hard and unforgettably cold.
Fiction book (2000) -
This led to many unforgettably silly title changes, sometimes in the same night.
Blog text (24) -
The journal she kept in the spring of 1945 (published forty years later as part of La Douleur) unforgettably describes the anguish of women awaiting the return of men whose lives are in danger.
Academic text (1992) -
The concert was unforgettably exciting, leaving everyone talking about it for days.
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Her unforgettably kind gesture touched all of our hearts during the difficult time.
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He told an unforgettably funny story that had the entire group laughing.
Synonyms
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7.2
In a way that cannot be removed or forgotten
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3.3
In a way that makes people not forget because it is special or unusual
In a way that cannot be destroyed or forgotten
How Memorable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unforgettably = unforgettable (transparent) = un + forget + able + ly
The adverb is formed by adding the regular adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'unforgettable'.
Etymology
Unforgettably comes from parts you know: un- 'not' and forget 'to fail to remember', with -able 'can be' and -ly 'in this way', so it means 'in a way that cannot be forgotten'.