"unavoidably" meaning in English

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Adverb

Audio: en-us-unavoidably.ogg [Mid-Atlantic, US] Forms: more unavoidably [comparative], most unavoidably [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English unavoidable Middle English -ly English -ly English unavoidably From unavoidable + -ly. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|unavoidable|-ly<id:adverbial>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English unavoidable Middle English -ly English -ly English unavoidably [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ly", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "unavoidably", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="unavoidably"> From unavoidable + -ly. Head templates: {{en-adv}} unavoidably (comparative more unavoidably, superlative most unavoidably)
  1. In an unavoidable manner. Synonyms (in an unavoidable manner): inevitably, perforce Translations (in an unavoidable manner): onvermydelik (Afrikaans), pashmangshmërisht (Albanian), inevitablement (Catalan), nevyhnutelně (Czech), uomgængeligt (Danish), inévitablement (French), inéluctablement (French), გარდაუვალად (gardauvalad) (Georgian), σίγουρα (sígoura) (Greek), αναπόδραστα (anapódrasta) (Greek), αναπόφευκτα (anapófefkta) (Greek), αναπότρεπτα (anapótrepta) (Greek), óhatatlanul (Hungarian), elkerülhetetlenül (Hungarian), inevitabilmente (Italian), impreteribilmente (Italian), inderogabilmente (Italian), imprescindibilmente (Italian), obbligatamente (Italian), nieuchronnie (Polish), inevitavelmente (Portuguese), inevitabil (Romanian), немину́емо (neminújemo) (Russian), неотврати́мо (neotvratímo) (Russian), не̏избје̄жно [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), neizbježno [Latin] (Serbo-Croatian), inevitablemente (Spanish), ineludiblemente (Spanish), немину́че (nemynúče) (Ukrainian)
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      "sense": "in an unavoidable manner",
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        "Latin"
      ],
      "word": "neizbježno"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "in an unavoidable manner",
      "word": "inevitablemente"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "in an unavoidable manner",
      "word": "ineludiblemente"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "nemynúče",
      "sense": "in an unavoidable manner",
      "word": "немину́че"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unavoidably"
}

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