ubiquitous

[yoo-bik-wi-tuh s]

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adjective

existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent: ubiquitous fog; ubiquitous little ants.

Also u·biq·ui·tar·y

[yoo-bik-wi-ter-ee] /yuˈbɪk wɪˌtɛr i/.

Origin of ubiquitous

First recorded in 1830–40; ubiquit(y) + -ous

Related formsu·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverbu·biq·ui·tous·ness, nounnon·u·biq·ui·tar·y, adjectivenon·u·biq·ui·tous, adjectivenon·u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverbnon·u·biq·ui·tous·ness, nounun·u·biq·ui·tous, adjectiveun·u·biq·ui·tous·ly, adverbun·u·biq·ui·tous·ness, noun

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Related Words for ubiquitously

omnipresent, ubiquitous, overall, throughout, universally, ubiquitously, wherever

Examples from the Web for ubiquitously

Contemporary Examples of ubiquitously

“The base is ubiquitously unhappy with everything they stand for, their associations, and the way they operate,” Horowitz said.
Tea Party Takes on Boehner
Patricia Murphy
February 19, 2014

Historical Examples of ubiquitously

The salvaged food was brought from the piers to the kitchens by Boy Scouts, ubiquitously useful in any public undertaking.
Our Schools in War Time—and After
Arthur Davis Dean

British Dictionary definitions for ubiquitously

ubiquitous

adjective

having or seeming to have the ability to be everywhere at once; omnipresent

Derived Formsubiquitously, adverbubiquity or ubiquitousness, noun

Word Origin for ubiquitous

C14: from Latin ubīque everywhere, from ubī where

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Word Origin and History for ubiquitously

ubiquitous

adj.

"turning up everywhere," 1837, from ubiquity + -ous. The earlier word was ubiquitary (1580s), from Modern Latin ubiquitarius, from ubique. Related: Ubiquitously; ubiquitousness.