INFINITIVELY
Etymology
Adverb
infinitively (not comparable)
(grammar) In the infinitive form.
Source: Wiktionary
INFINITIVE
In*fin"i*tive, n. Etym: [L. infinitivus: cf. F. infinitif. See
Infinite.]
Definition: Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined. Infinitive
mood (Gram.), that form of the verb which merely names the action,
and performs the office of a verbal noun. Some grammarians make two
forms in English: (a) The simple form, as, speak, go, hear, before
which to is commonly placed, as, to speak; to go; to hear. (b) The
form of the imperfect participle, called the infinitive in -ing; as,
going is as easy as standing.
Note: With the auxiliary verbs may, can, must, might, could, would,
and should, the simple infinitive is expressed without to; as, you
may speak; they must hear, etc. The infinitive usually omits to with
the verbs let, dare, do, bid, make, see, hear, need, etc.; as, let me
go; you dare not tell; make him work; hear him talk, etc.
Note: In Anglo-Saxon, the simple infinitive was not preceded by to
(the sign of modern simple infinitive), but it had a dative form
(sometimes called the gerundial infinitive) which was preceded by to,
and was chiefly employed in expressing purpose. See Gerund, 2.
Note: The gerundial ending (-anne) not only took the same form as the
simple infinitive (-an), but it was confounded with the present
participle in -ende, or -inde (later -inge).
In*fin"i*tive, n. (Gram.)
Definition: An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood;
the infinitive mood.
In*fin"i*tive, adv. (Gram.)
Definition: In the manner of an infinitive mood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition