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definitely

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English

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Etymology

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Fromdefinite +‎-ly.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/,/ˈdɛf.ə.nɪt.li/,/ˈdɛf.nɪt.li/
  • Audio(US):(file)

Adverb

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definitely (comparativemoredefinitely,superlativemostdefinitely)

  1. Without question and beyond doubt.
    Joedefinitely doesn't know how to drive a tractor.
    She said she wasn't coming,definitely.
  2. In adefinite manner;decisively.
    • 1912,Joseph Conrad, “Chapter IV”, inA Personal Record:
      It was really impossible on board that ship to get awaydefinitely from Almayer
    • 1916,Nikolai Gogol, translated by Claud Field,The Nose, published1836:
      And the Nosedefinitely turned away.
    • 2003,Herbert Mitgang,Once Upon a Time in New York, page187:
      And these Elders were men of good standing in that community, and they sworedefinitely before the counsel that this lady committed this impropriety, and there was nobody to gainsay that, except the lady herself,[]

Synonyms

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Translations

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without question and beyond doubt
in a definite manner
An emphatic affirmative answer; of course
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