Definitions for absolutely
ˌæb səˈlut li, ˈæb səˌlut-ab·so·lute·ly

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. absolutely, perfectly, utterly, dead(adverb)

   completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

   "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right"

2. absolutely(adverb)

   totally and definitely; without question

   "we are absolutely opposed to the idea"; "he forced himself to lie absolutely still"; "iron is absolutely necessary"

Wiktionary(4.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. absolutely(Adverb)

   In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.

2. absolutely(Adverb)

   With absolution.

3. absolutely(Adverb)

   In a manner that does not take an object.

4. absolutely(Interjection)

   Yes; certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Absolutely(adverb)

   in an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Absolutely

   Absolutely is a popular United Kingdom television comedy sketch show shown on Channel 4 between 1989 and 1993. The cast and crew were mainly Scottish; the principal writers and performers were Moray Hunter, Jack Docherty, Peter Baikie, Gordon Kennedy, Morwenna Banks and John Sparkes. It was directed by Phil Chilvers, Alan Nixon, Alistair Clark, and Graham C Williams. The show's producers were Alan Nixon, and David Tyler

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'absolutely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2499

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'absolutely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #486

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'absolutely' in Adverbs Frequency: #152

How to pronounce absolutely?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say absolutely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of absolutely in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of absolutely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of absolutely in a Sentence

1. Steve Mnuchin:

   We're already sitting down and discussing this with Congress, and this is going to be something that happens absolutely within the first 90 days of this presidency. We're going to have a major tax reform, biggest tax reform since Reagan. And it's not just going to be a cut in corporate taxes, but it's also going to be a very large middle income tax cut that's going to help this country.

2. Justin Patterson:

   If Netflix goes from a 30 percent revenue growth story to a 10 percent story, there is absolutely going to be more focus on their leaving money on the table.

3. De Guindos:

   We are all absolutely committed to the stability of the single currency.

4. Sandra Lee:

   Everybody cooks and everybody has something to share and I think there’s room for everybody, everybody has a tidbit and a little something to say… Valerie Bertinelli has a fantastic show. [Trisha] Yearwood, absolutely wonderful… Patricia Heaton. These are all really wonderful Food Network shows.

5. Undersheriff Tim Albin:

   The training record speaks for itself. I have absolutely no knowledge of what you are talking about, there aren’t any secrets in law enforcement. Zero. Those types of issues would have come up.

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