All 4 Uses of
invariably
in
The Scarlet Pimpernel
- In the distance two figures were approaching "The Fisherman's Rest": one, an oldish man, with a curious fringe of grey hairs round a rotund and massive chin, and who walked with that peculiar rolling gait which invariably betrays the seafaring man: the other, a young, slight figure, neatly and becomingly dressed in a dark, many caped overcoat; he was clean-shaved, and his dark hair was taken well back over a clear and noble forehead.†
Chpt 7invariably = always; or (said in exaggeration when meaning) almost always
- He remained the same, always passive, drawling, sleepy, always courteous, invariably a gentleman: she had all that the world and a wealthy husband can give to a pretty woman, yet on this beautiful summer's evening, with the white sails of the DAY DREAM finally hidden by the evening shadows, she felt more lonely than that poor tramp who plodded his way wearily along the rugged cliffs.†
Chpt 8
- But the minutes ticked on with that dull monotony which they invariably seem to assume when our very nerves ache with their incessant ticking.†
Chpt 14 *
- Marguerite noticed with a shudder that, instead of the laughing, merry countenance habitual to her own countrymen, their faces now invariably wore a look of sly distrust.†
Chpt 22
Definition:
never changing; or always the same