absolutely meaning

absolutely as an adverb

1. completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
   • an absolutely magnificent painting
   • a perfectly idiotic idea
   • you're perfectly right
   • utterly miserable
   • you can be dead sure of my innocence
   • was dead tired
   • dead right

   Synonyms: perfectly, utterly, dead

   Related forms: absolute

2. totally and definitely; without question
   • we are absolutely opposed to the idea
   • he forced himself to lie absolutely still
   • iron is absolutely necessary

   Related forms: absolute

How to pronounce absolutely

absolutely is pronounced /ˌæbsəˈluːtli/ in British English and /ˌæbsəˈlutli/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the third syllable.

Words that rhyme with absolutely

• acutely
• astutely