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- Ultimately, it was not.†
p. 1.4ultimately = finally; or in the end
- So far, his firm had either spent or committed to spending just over $85,000 in litigation expenses, moneys the clients were ultimately responsible for.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(ultimate) most extreme as in final, best, worst, most important, or most fundamentalThe exact meaning of ultimate depends upon its context. For example:
- "the ultimate decision-maker" -- the final
- "the ultimate car" -- the best
- "the ultimate insult" -- the worst
- "the ultimate source" -- original or most fundamental
- "the ultimate sacrifice" -- most extreme
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)