Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In an inconsolable manner or degree.

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  • adverb In an inconsolable manner.

Etymologies

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inconsolable +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • Whenever my mother gets 'inconsolably' (repeats over and over the same thing) I tell her 'well Mother you did give the ok (albeit not in person) to my first and only wife'.

    Althouse 2009

  • Some cried inconsolably, while others cried for a few moments and then began to explore the toys near them.

    Red Flags or Red Herrings? Susan Engel 2011

  • One hand against the concrete wall, the other holding a towel to his face, he cried inconsolably for 30 minutes.

    Baseball Helps Japanese Town Heal Gordon Fairclough 2011

  • Though all babies cry, some wail inconsolably for hours.

    Colic in babies may be linked to depression in dads 2009

  • At least a dozen knelt on the cobblestones, shouting Bible verses and weeping inconsolably.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • My mother recently told me of the times those last months when Kim came to her in the middle of the night, crying inconsolably.

    History of a Suicide Jill Bialosky 2011

  • On the few occasions when they have been allowed to see her, relatives report, the children have wailed inconsolably.

    Behind the Islamic Republic's Bluster Shirin Ebadi 2011

  • When they brought Keshari out of the house on a stretcher with a sheet pulled over her face, Misha screamed inconsolably, running toward the stretcher, and had to be restrained.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

  • Andrea was devastated to lose her grandmother, and she remembers weeping inconsolably at the funeral.

    The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011

  • When they brought Keshari out of the house on a stretcher with a sheet pulled over her face, Misha screamed inconsolably, running toward the stretcher, and had to be restrained.

    Larger Than Lyfe Cynthia Diane Thornton 2011

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