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. Nicholas Venditti:

   CABs tend not to be great deals for issuers, twenty years from now you have a huge liability all at once. PREPA was absolutely right to completely disregard the plan.

2. Charles Sly:

   The statements on any recordings or communications that Al-Jazeera plans to air are absolutely false and incorrect, to be clear, I am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine that Al-Jazeera plans to air.

3. Alvin Yeung:

   We did not see any commitment from the central (Beijing) government. We have seen absolutely nothing done by the Hong Kong government to ensure the safety of these booksellers.

4. Kapor Klein:

   It is absolutely clear to me that it matters who is in the room.

5. Yusra Kauppila:

   It’s absolutely amazing to watch people transform through a yoga practice, in addition to being given a skill and learning a skill while helping yourself, you can also help others— it’s what veterans and service members need; their personality is such where [they] need to be in service to somebody or something in order to feel fulfilled.

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