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incontrovertibly.

Adverb
Formal
MEANING

In a way that cannot reasonably be disputed on the relevant grounds.

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Words that belong together

  • incontrovertibly establish
  • incontrovertibly show

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The timestamp incontrovertibly established when the file had been created.
The documents incontrovertibly showed that the meeting occurred but did not reveal every motive behind it.

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incontrovertibly

Usage notes

Primary category: analysis / argumentation / evidence. Forms: Invariable adverb; use more or most only where natural. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: evidence assessment, qualification, argument critique, assumption analysis. Disciplines: argumentation, logic, research interpretation, formal writing. Commonness: uncommon.

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