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absolutely
/ˌæb.səˈlut.li/
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What does absolutely mean?
adverb
- In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
- Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors.
- As an intensive: extremely, very, indeed.
More meanings (1)
interjection
- Yes, certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.
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The garments were simple in the extreme, and absolutely comfortable, physically, though of course we all felt like supes in the theater.
She seemed to have absolutely nothing to say to this sweet, smiling, angelic old lady who was patting her hand so kindly.
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Can we then for a moment believe that, if this had been so, tradition would have been absolutely silent on the matter?
“Stockings, if you please. Stockings for my little girls, who have none, so to speak, and who are absolutely barefoot just now.”
His wife was absolutely useless in a town-lodging, where he at first had considered it would be necessary for them to live.