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in·con·clu·sive

(ĭn′kən-klo͞o′sĭv)

adj.

Not conclusive: inconclusive evidence.

in′con·clu′sive·ly adv.

in′con·clu′sive·ness n.

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Adv.

inconclusively - not conclusively; "the meeting ended inconclusively"

conclusively, once and for all - in a conclusive way; "we settled the problem conclusively"

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in modo inconcludente

inconclusively

[ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪvlɪ] ADV → de forma no concluyente
the talks ended inconclusively → las conversaciones finalizaron sin resultados concluyentes

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inconclusively

adv (= without result) → ergebnislos; argue → nicht überzeugend, nicht schlüssig, nicht zwingend; his speech ended rather inconclusively → seine Rede kam zu keinem überzeugenden Schluss

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He talked thus inconclusively until at last I felt my temper going.

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Surely you must have found with your own family that it's impossible to discuss what matters to you most because you're all herded together, because you're in a conspiracy, because the position is false--" Her reasoning suspended itself a little inconclusively, for the subject was complex, and she found herself in ignorance whether Denham had a family or not.

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