ultimately Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adverb as the end result of a succession or process
    in the end; at long last; finally; at last.
    • ultimately he had to give in
    • at long last the winter was over

WordNet

Ul"ti*mate*ly adverb
Definitions
  1. As a final consequence; at last; in the end; as, afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove blessings.

Webster 1913