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inconclusively

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 NG K AA1 N K L UW0 S IH0 V L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an inconclusive manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

not conclusively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the meeting ended inconclusively

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: conclusively

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English inconclusive Middle English -ly English -ly English inconclusively From inconclusive + -ly.