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

O'Connor calls the color elegant and infinitely wearable. —Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 17 June 2026

What Texas Tech doesn’t seem to realize — or maybe does, but doesn’t care — is that alienating their entire industry and endangering their school’s athletics future would be an infinitely greater cost. —Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 11 June 2026

View gallery - 5 images There's a rebellion underway against the always-on, infinitely-scrollable nature of the smartphone. —New Atlas, 10 June 2026

Ironically, as synthetic generation scales infinitely, many creators believe these deeply human qualities become more valuable — not less. —C.m. Rubin, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

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