absolutely

/ˌæbsəˈluːtli/ adverb

Definition

› completely: The food was absolutely delicious. She absolutely hated the place. There's absolutely nothing (= nothing at all) left.

Absolutely. › used to strongly agree with someone: "Do you think it helped his career?" "Absolutely."

Absolutely not. › used to strongly disagree with someone or to agree with something negative: "Are you suggesting that we should just ignore the problem?" "No, absolutely not."

(Definition of absolutely adverb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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