All 3 Uses of
invariably
in
The Birthmark
- At all the seasons which should have been their happiest, he invariably ... reverted to this one disastrous topic.
*invariably = always
- Much as he had accomplished, she could not but observe that his most splendid successes were almost invariably failures, if compared with the ideal at which he aimed.†
invariably = always; or (said in exaggeration when meaning) almost always
- Thus ever does the gross fatality of earth exult in its invariable triumph over the immortal essence which, in this dim sphere of half development, demands the completeness of a higher state.†
invariable = never changing; or always the samestandard suffix: The suffix "-able" means able to be. This is the same pattern you see in words like breakable, understandable, and comfortable.