Inestimably
/ɪnˈɛstɪməbli/noun
In a way that is too great or valuable to be measured or valued.
Did you know?Inestimably is built on the same Latin root as *estimate*, ultimately from *aestimare*, meaning to appraise or value—so the word literally marks something beyond measurement, not just “very much.”
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
aestimare
“to appraise, value, assess”
Late Latin
Latin
in-aestimabilis
“not able to be valued or estimated”
Old French
Old French
inestimable
“beyond price, priceless”
Middle English
English
inestimable
“incapable of being estimated; priceless”
Modern English
English
inestimably
“to an immeasurable or incalculable degree”
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