Definition of Finally

1. Adverb. After an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay.

Exact synonyms: Eventually
Partainyms: Eventual

2. Adverb. As the end result of a succession or process. "At long last the winter was over"
Exact synonyms: At Last, At Long Last, In The End, Ultimately
Partainyms: Final, Ultimate

3. Adverb. The item at the end. "Last, I'll discuss family values"
Exact synonyms: In Conclusion, Last, Lastly
Partainyms: Last

Definition of Finally

1. adv. At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.

Definition of Finally

1. Adverb. At the end or conclusion; ultimately. ¹

2. Adverb. (context: sequence) To finish (with); lastly. ¹

3. Adverb. (context: manner) Definitively, comprehensively. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Finally

1. at the end [adv]

Medical Definition of Finally

1. 1. at the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered. "Whom patience finally must crown." (Milton) 2. Completely; beyond recovery. "Not any house of noble English in Ireland was utterly destroyed or finally rooted out." (Sir J. Davies) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Finally

finalising
finalism
finalisms
finalist
finalists
finalities
finality
finalization
finalizations
finalize
finalized
finalizer
finalizers
finalizes
finalizing
finally (current term)
finals
finance
finance committee
finance company
finance minister
financeable
financed
financer
financers
finances
financescape
financescapes
financial
financial-market

Literary usage of Finally

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1898)
"She had finally to be placed with a trustworthy attendant. She was placid and gentle, though unfitted for any active duty, and with little knowledge of ..."

2. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"... of Woman" — everything, even Delmar himself; finally she offered to unite herself to ... finally ..."

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