unavoidably

CEFRB2

/ˌʌnəˈvɔɪdəbli/

adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In a way that cannot be prevented or avoided.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In an unavoidable manner.

Examples

  • Tom has been unavoidably detained in Boston.

  • Tom has been unavoidably detained.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • The task was made trebly difficult, however, by the badly run-down condition in which the railways of Britain had been unavoidably left at the end of the war in 1945, […].

Synonyms

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Origin

adverb

From unavoidable + -ly.