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

The Paris digs are infinitely sleeker, dimly lit, and darkly appointed, but the food is more or less an exact replica. —Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025

D’Angelo understood the ways in which restraint can be infinitely more haunting—and more alluring—than aggression. —Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025

The pair had no explanation for why instabilities would appear again, let alone infinitely many times. —Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025

Unlike asset-light software unicorns, AI is not infinitely scalable. —Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2025

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