ULTIMATELY

ultimately, finally, in the end, at last, at long last

(adverb) as the end result of a succession or process; “ultimately he had to give in”; “at long last the winter was over”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adverb

ultimately (not comparable)

Indicating the last item.

Synonyms: at last, finally, in the end, Thesaurus:lastly

Indicating the most important action.

Synonyms: at the end of the day, when all is said and done, Thesaurus:fundamentally

(linguistics) Used to indicate the etymon at which a given etymological derivation terminates.

Synonym: terminal etymon

Source: Wiktionary

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Ul"ti*mate*ly, adv.

Definition: As a final consequence; at last; in the end; as, afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove blessings.

ULTIMATE

Ul"ti*mate, a. Etym: [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See Ulterior, and cf. Ultimatum.]

1. Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last; final. My harbor, and my ultimate repose. Milton. Many actions apt to procure fame are not conductive to this our ultimate happiness. Addison.

2. Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last result; final. Those ultimate truths and those universal laws of thought which we can not rationally contradict. Coleridge.

3. Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an ultimate constituent of matter. Ultimate analysis (Chem.), organic analysis. See under Organic.

– Ultimate belief. See under Belief.

– Ultimate ratio (Math.), the limiting value of a ratio, or that toward which a series tends, and which it does not pass.

Syn.

– Final; conclusive. See Final.

Ul"ti*mate, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Ultimated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ultimating.]

1. To come or bring to an end; to eventuate; to end. [R.]

2. To come or bring into use or practice. [R.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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