Definition of absolutely

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ab·so·lute·ly    (bs-ltl, bs-ltl) KEY 

ADVERB:

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.