[syn: last, lastly, in conclusion, finally]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Finally \Fi"nal*ly\, adv.
1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the
contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.
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Whom patience finally must crown. --Milton.
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2. Completely; beyond recovery.
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Not any house of noble English in Ireland was
utterly destroyed or finally rooted out. --Sir J.
Davies.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
finally
adv 1: after an unspecified period of time or an especially long
delay [syn: finally, eventually]
2: as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he
had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" [syn:
ultimately, finally, in the end, at last, at long
last]
3: the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" [syn:
last, lastly, in conclusion, finally]