nullement
Appearance
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]nullement
- (formal) used with ne to form negative statements
- Synonyms: aucunement, en rien, pas du tout
- Je ne suis nullement instruit de cette affaire. ― I am not at all educated on this matter.
- Il n’est nullement capable de ce dont on l’a chargé. ― He is in no way capable of what we tasked him with.
Further reading
[edit]- “nullement”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle French
[edit]Adverb
[edit]nullement
- not at all; in no way