Literary notes about unquestionably (AI summary)
The term unquestionably is employed as a forceful intensifier in literature, used to assert that a statement or observation is beyond doubt. In political and philosophical discourse, for example, it lends a weighty sense of authority and irrefutable truth to arguments, as seen when sound political principles are described with singular ingenuity [1]. In narrative fiction, it helps to underscore character traits, moods, and pivotal plot points—whether affirming a character’s revered status [2] or highlighting the unmistakable nature of an event [3]. Its deployment in various contexts, from the measured critique of societal absurdity [4] to the reflective tone of personal recollection [5], demonstrates the word’s versatility in conveying absolute certainty and establishing a persuasive, emphatic narrative stance.
- Some of them are unquestionably founded on sound political principles, and all of them are framed with singular ingenuity and precision.
— from The Federalist Papers by Alexander Hamilton and John Jay and James Madison - It was only then apparent how unquestionably every one in our town had accepted Father Zossima during his lifetime as a great saint.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - The last nine hours have been unquestionably the most exciting of my life.
— from The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 1 by Edgar Allan Poe - Satire, in the European sense, implies wit ; but Po’s satires are as lacking in true wit as they are unquestionably full of true poetry.
— from A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems - The latter he knew had unquestionably died without issue.
— from The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole
