infinitely

adverb

in·​fi·​nite·​ly ˈin-fə-nət-lē 

: to an infinite or seemingly infinite extent or degree

an infinitely large number

It is clear that when an infinite number of positive quantities are added, the result will be infinitely large unless the quantities diminish in size to zero.

—Dan Kalman

… we know that the world is infinitely more complicated than the child thinks.

—Robert Penn Warren

… in learning about the amazing complexity of the computer, we come to appreciate the infinitely more amazing complexity of the human brain …

—Alex Raskin

He swivels his head almost 360 degrees, like a Japanese puppet-balloon held aloft on a stick. The face is infinitely old, infinitely wise, very catlike.

—Maxine Kumin

Examples of infinitely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After all, Meghan’s one-pot pasta recipe was pretty simple, and the blueprint it was built upon is infinitely versatile. —Audrey Bruno, SELF, 19 Mar. 2025

Photograph: Maude Dufour-Gauthier Mathematicians suspected that, for every single ring of integers—that is, infinitely many systems of numbers—the problem is still undecidable. —Joseph Howlett, WIRED, 9 Mar. 2025

More compelling is the play’s main subplot, which follows the relationship between Fumio (Red Concepción), a middle-ranking wrestler at the heya, and Ren (an imposing Ahmad Kamal), the hardest worker in the stable, top in the rankings underneath Mitsuo and an infinitely more humane soul. —Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2025

Spring is the season of renewal—longer days, warmer breezes, and a sudden urge to swap out heavy, wintery flavors for something fresher, lighter, and infinitely more refreshing. —Emily Price, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English infynytly, from infynyt infinite entry 1 + -ly -ly entry 2

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above