inevitably

[in-ev-i-tuh-blee]

adverb

1. in a way that cannot be avoided or escaped; as will certainly or necessarily happen.

   All we parents can do is our best, and when we inevitably screw up, we know that tomorrow's another day.

Other Word Forms

• quasi-inevitably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of inevitably¹

inevitab(le) ( def. ) + -ly

Related Words

• necessarily 
• surely