indelibly
7
7.2
- adverb
- /ɪnˈdɛləbli/
:
indeleblemente
- I could have charmed them utterly... and left my mark indelibly on the world.
- indelibly marked
- indelibly stamped
- indelibly linked
As if they had dirt on them, in them that could be transferred indelibly to her.
- As if they had dirt on them, in them that could be transferred indelibly to her.
- We honour this legacy regularly and that history is indelibly imprinted on us despite the enormous change in our mission.
Examples
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She'd looked as if something inside her had died, and her accusing eyes had burned indelibly into his mind.
Fiction book (1991) -
Memory is a selection of images, some elusive, others printed indelibly on the brain.
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And indeed, it was that final point that sat indelibly in my mind.
Blog text (3) -
The coming of the grasses had left its mark indelibly on the history of the world.
Fiction book (1990) -
Because it certainly burned and etched the experience indelibly into my mind.
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By doing so, the horror of Psycho will be indelibly etched in the mind and heart of your audience.
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The ethnography that she ultimately produces is indelibly stamped with that influence.
Academic text (2002) -
The tragedy of Flight 1016 will be indelibly etched into the memories of the community.
Academic text (1994) -
The low voices and the candles flickering above his coffin are indelibly fixed in Lesa's memory.
Academic text (1990) -
The experience of her first major loss was indelibly etched in her memory.
Synonyms
218
2.9
Stays the same for all time
16
7.7
So that something cannot be changed or undone
5
8.1
In a way that cannot be changed back
1
4.7
In a way that is very easy to remember
1
5.6
Continuing to exist or have effect for a long time
1
7.4
In a way that lasts forever
1
8.8
In a way that cannot be given back or fixed
1
8.0
In a way that cannot be changed
1
8.2
In a way that cannot be separated or broken
1
5.8
In a way that continues for a long time
In a way that you cannot remove
In a way that cannot be destroyed or forgotten
No one can make it different
In a way that cannot be taken away
How Permanent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Indelibly comes from the Latin parts in- meaning 'not' and delere meaning 'to wipe away', the same root as delete. So, something done indelibly cannot be wiped out or 'deleted', like ink that will not wash away and stays in memory.