absolutely

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv

In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors.
As an intensive: extremely, very, indeed.

intj

Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.

Pronunciation

/ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/ /ˌæb.səˈl(j)uːt.li/ /ˈap.səˌlʉʊt.lɪi/ /ˌap.səˈlʉʊt.lɪi/ /ab-/ /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/ /ˈæb.səˌlut.li/ en-us-absolutely.ogg

Word forms

absolutely more absolutely most absolutely

Etymology

From late Middle English absolutly, equivalent to absolute + -ly. First attested in 1425.

Synonyms

absolutely all-out tout à fait all the way blind altogether at large at length cap-a-pie categorically completely detailly downright entirely exhaustively finally first and last flat-out flat out from aardvark to zymurgy from A to Z from head to toe from soup to nuts from stem to stern from the rooter to the tooter from top to bottom from top to toe fully handsomely heartily head to foot head to tail head to toe hook line and sinker in detail in full lock stock and barrel one hundred percent out-and-out out and out outright particularly perfectly plumb properly purely quite right root and branch soundly soup-to-nuts straight up through and through top to tail top to toe totally

Related words

absitively posolutely

Derived words

absatively absitively absobloodylutely absofreakinglutely absofreakinlutely absofuckinglutely absolutely cinematic absolutely continuous absolutely convergent absolutely flat absolutely summable absotively posilutely positutely posolutely power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely

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