infinitely

adverb

in·​fi·​nite·​ly ˈin-fə-nət-lē 

: to an infinite or seemingly infinite extent or degree

an infinitely large number

It is clear that when an infinite number of positive quantities are added, the result will be infinitely large unless the quantities diminish in size to zero.

—Dan Kalman

… we know that the world is infinitely more complicated than the child thinks.

—Robert Penn Warren

… in learning about the amazing complexity of the computer, we come to appreciate the infinitely more amazing complexity of the human brain …

—Alex Raskin

He swivels his head almost 360 degrees, like a Japanese puppet-balloon held aloft on a stick. The face is infinitely old, infinitely wise, very catlike.

—Maxine Kumin

Examples of infinitely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Logical consistency has the capacity to become infinitely unrealistic yet remains far removed from madness. —Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024

Full disclosure: My exposure to the Buzz began driving from down San Francisco’s automotive Mobius strip — the infinitely twisty Lombard Street — and continued around the city, across the Golden Gate Bridge, into the Marin headlands and beyond. —Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 21 Oct. 2024

Business leaders would be smart to add nurses to their staff, specifically in employee health and health tech roles, because their knowledge is infinitely transferable outside of direct patient care. —Pritma Dhillon-Chattha, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024

The psychological machinations behind that choice are infinitely complex, but Moore’s inability and/or unwillingness to interrogate them leave us to guess at our own answers. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English infynytly, from infynyt infinite entry 1 + -ly -ly entry 2

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above