All 4 Uses
nevertheless
in
The Martian Chronicles
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- Nevertheless, this is all so damned irritating.†
Chpt 4nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- But they stood thinking it, nevertheless, thinking of the honor and fame, while their lungs became accustomed to the thinness of the atmosphere, which almost made you drunk if you moved too quiddy.†
Chpt 7
- But it's chicken pox, nevertheless.†
Chpt 7 *
- Perfect, faultless, in ruins, yes, but perfect, nevertheless.†
Chpt 11
Definitions:
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(1)
(nevertheless) despite thatBased on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 was just stated, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrast and but.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)