absolutely
ab·so·lu·tely
adverb
1.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
- “an absolutely magnificent painting”
- “a perfectly idiotic idea”
- “you”
- “;”
- “;”
- “;”
- “;”
2.
totally and definitely; without question
- “we are absolutely opposed to the idea”
- “he forced himself to lie absolutely still”
- “iron is absolutely necessary”
Origin
From late Middle English absolutly, equivalent to absolute + -ly. First attested in 1425.
Phrases
- absolutely cinematic
- absolutely continuous
- absolutely convergent
- absolutely flat
- absolutely summable
- power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
Related words
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