absolutely

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adverb completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
  2. adverb totally and definitely; without question

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

perfectly, utterly, dead

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