Definition of "inevitably"

inevitably

/ɪˈnɛvɪtəbli/

adverb
not comparable
1. In a manner that is impossible to avoid or prevent.
  Quotations
  In a period of transition from steam to diesel, many of the schemes are inevitably of an interim nature and only on full dieselisation will the final pattern be determined and full benefit derived.
  1960 June, “Diesel locomotive operation on the Great Eastern Line”, in Trains Illustrated, page 374
2. As usual; predictably; as expected.