Definitions for definitely
ˈdɛf ə nɪt lidef·i·nite·ly

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. decidedly, unquestionably, emphatically, definitely, in spades, by all oddsadverb

   without question and beyond doubt

   "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. definitelyadverb

   Without question and beyond doubt.

   The mother definitely has love for her child.

2. definitelyadverb

   In a definite manner; decisively.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Definitelyadverb

   in a definite manner; with precision; precisely; determinately

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1. definitely

   Definitely vs. Certainly -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between Definitely and Certainly Definitely.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'definitely' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4018

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'definitely' in Written Corpus Frequency: #871

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'definitely' in Adverbs Frequency: #238

How to pronounce definitely?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say definitely in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of definitely in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of definitely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of definitely in a Sentence

1. Taylor Jenson:

   Alcohol is definitely a large part of the tourism culture there, but Bali has much more to offer than just partying, the people, the food and the waves all outweigh alcohol.

2. Liz Fagerlund:

   The best Scrabble players have math-core brains, making combinations does not necessarily have to do with knowing English, but basically the patterning of letters to make words. Nigel was definitely good at math.

3. Jose Medina:

   Boston Police’s definitely Boston Police, we need to do more.

4. Henry Zhuang:

   Costs are definitely higher, but after raising their standards, they also have a stable order book.

5. Youssef Zohny:

   With a weak loonie strategy going forward, definitely there are certain sectors of the Canadian economy that are going to be benefiting.

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