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absolutely

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ab⋅so⋅lute⋅ly

  [ab-suh-loot-lee, ab-suh-loot-]
Use absolutely in a Sentence
–adverb
1. without exception; completely; wholly; entirely: You are absolutely right.
2. positively; certainly.
3. (of a transitive verb) without an object.
–interjection
4. (used emphatically to express complete agreement or unqualified assent): Do you think it will work? Absolutely!
Origin:
1525–35; absolute + -ly

Synonyms:
1. totally, unqualifiedly. 2. unquestionably, unequivocally, definitely.
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ab·so·lute·ly   (āb'sə-lōōt'lē, āb'sə-lōōt'lē)   
adv.  

  1. Definitely and completely; unquestionably.

  2. Grammar

    1. In a manner that does not take an object.

    2. In an absolute relationship.

Usage Note: For some time, absolutely has been used informally as an intensive, as in an absolutely magnificent painting. In an earlier survey, a majority of the Usage Panel disapproved of this usage in formal writing.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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