invariably

adv

invariably

adv

US /ɪnˈvɛɹ.i.ə.bli/ · UK /ɪnˈvɛə.ɹi.ə.bli/

Etymology From invariable + -ly.

1

Every time; always, without change.

  • He is invariably late for meetings.
  • “A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron;[…]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
2 more examples
  • In common with most Swiss Railways the standard of equipment and of operating efficiency is high, and stations and trains are invariably clean and well maintained.1950 November, H. P. White, “The Furka-Oberalp Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 770:
  • As a consequence of the previous rules, each of the sixty-four squares is invariably indicated by a unique combination of a letter and a number.2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 21:
Synonyms
invariously, uniformly

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