different between consequently vs finally

English

Etymology

consequent +? -ly

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?ns??kw?ntli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k??ns??kw?ntli/, /?k??ns??kw?ntli/

Adverb

consequently (not comparable)

1. (conjunctive) As a result or consequence of something; subsequently.

   He didn't wake up early. Consequently, he was late to work.

   • 1668 July 3, James Dalrymple, “Thomas Rue contra Andrew Hou?toun” in The Deci?ions of the Lords of Council & Se??ion I (Edinburgh, 1683), page 548:

     He Su?pends on the?e Rea?ons, that Thomas Rue had granted a general Di?charge to Adam Mu?het, who was his Conjunct, and correus debendi, after the alleadged Service, which Di?charged Mu?het, and con?equently Houstoun his Partner.

2. (sequence, obsolete) subsequently, following after in time or sequence.

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References

• consequently in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• consequently in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

English

Etymology

From Middle English finally, fynaly, fynally, fynaliche, fynalliche, equivalent to final +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fa?.n?l.i/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fa?.nl?.i/, /?fa?n.li/
• Homophone: finely (some US dialects)

Adverb

finally (not comparable)

1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately.

   Synonyms: eventually, in the end; see also Thesaurus:finally

   Antonym: initially

2. (sequence) To finish (with); lastly (in the present).
   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:finally.

   Synonyms: at last, at length, endly; see also Thesaurus:lastly

3. (manner) Definitively, comprehensively.

   Synonyms: completely, thoroughly, totally; see also Thesaurus:completely

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