Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. Definitely and completely; unquestionably.
- adv. Grammar In a manner that does not take an object.
- adv. Grammar In an absolute relationship.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Completely; wholly; independently; without restriction, limitation, or qualification; unconditionally; positively; peremptorily.
Wiktionary
- adv. grammar In a manner that does not take an object.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly; positively.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. totally and definitely; without question
- adv. completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
Examples
“VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Hinchey calls Blue Dog behavior "absolutely shameful"'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N. Y.) issued a stern rebuke to a group of fellow House Democrats on Thursday, saying that the behavior of the fiscally conservative Blue Dog coalition was absolutely shameful, after the group revolted on Wednesday over the cost of veterans educations benefits in a war funding measure, delaying consideration of the $183 billion supplemental spending bill.”
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Hinchey calls Blue Dog behavior "absolutely shameful"
“It is, we think, impossible to compare the sentence which prohibits a State from laying imposts, or duties on imports or exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing its inspection laws, with that which authorizes Congress to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers of the general government, without feeling a conviction that the convention understood itself to change materially the meaning of the word necessary, by prefixing the word absolutely.”
Opinion of Chief Justice Marshall, in the Case of McCulloch vs. the State of Maryland
“_substantially_ correct, she neither declared nor implied that they were not taught in a manner absolutely correct, but ... as all who believe that they are set forth in a manner _absolutely correct_, believe, necessarily, that they are taught in a manner _substantially_ correct; for that which is absolute embraces that which is substantial and something more; she simply makes an affirmation, so far as two classes”
“But alas, Sudi Pigott got her title absolutely right, "How To Be a Better Foodie; A Bulging Little Book for the Truly Epicurious" is filled to the brim with facts and foodie-essentials which make anyone who is interested in culinary particulars marvel at the amount of text in this book!”
How to be a Better Foodie; A Bulging Little Book for the Truly Epicurious by Sudi Pigott
“Another gap followed during the troublous reign of Richard III., but by the end of the fifteenth century, when Henry VII. felt his title absolutely secure, and his dynasty established, the west end was quite finished, within and without, while then, and then only, the last remains of the old nave were cleared away.”
“It's what the phrase 'absolutely blooming monster' was invented for.”
“Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he was "totally outraged by these incidents," which he called "absolutely unacceptable.”
The Wall Street Journal: FAA Adds Staff to Towers After Dozing by Controllers
“This absolutely is about women letting the media affect their view of themselves.”
“Mr. Ive said he was "humbled" by what he called an "absolutely thrilling" honor.”
“This absolutely is the government and businessmen working together; there is nothing we can do.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘absolutely’.
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Words that start with A
alphabet, alligator, ate, actual, annual, activity, analyze, ability, astronaut, add, ape, aches and 20 more...
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The Over-Worked "Very"
Synonyms for the word "very"
absolutely, actually, acutely, amazingly, assuredly, astonishingly, certainly, decidedly, desperately, downright, emphatically, exceedingly and 43 more...
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EN - intensifiers
highly, greatly, deeply, dearly, certainly, awfully, truly, amply, acutely, absolutely, astonishingly, considerably and 32 more...
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Of course!
darn tootin', damn straight, duh, fair dinkum, no shit, for sure, seriously, absolutely, no question, i'm sold, certainly, sure as shootin' and 8 more...
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Twitter favourites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favourite word" and adds it to this list.
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bumwank, calamity, recalcitrant, gayenese, jeeze, nonsense, flabbergasted, juxtapose, procrastinating, ossanity, biffing, loser and 1972 more... -
Twitter favorites
The new favourite words of people on Twitter.
A script searches Twitter for "X is my new favorite word" and adds it to this list.
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grabbable, retuiteando, leaving, fantastic, absolutely, kurwa, hella, ridic, underpass, hate, interlude, plush and 2369 more... -
Superlatives
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zzyyxx's Words
plethora, drout, functional, rye, wring, doubt, cognative, weird, gnaw, surcease, rend, languish and 438 more...
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spicolli's Words
terrapin, ravenous, fuck, sepulchral, garlic, suss, queer, curmudgeon, foodie, intricate, omphalos, subversion and 534 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
contemplate, container, consumer, consultant, consensus, conscious, conscience, connection, confusion, confront, conflict, confident and 4334 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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Day to Day
Words that I use too often
folks, generally, originally, fabulous, fantastic, knock, retarded, absolutely, risk, sleepy
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WrightHandWords's Words
yclept, unction, prana, satya, abhyasa, vairagya, yoga, ashtanga, acronym, etymology, asana, widget and 286 more...
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Aeonn's Words
discombobulation, dank, crass, abolishment, quite, ubiquitous, crank, catapult, sponge, click, queer, irish and 124 more...
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NessNess* Words
My Favs
plenilune, tarantism, meshugenah, lchaim, vapid, decorum, Brolly, Baruch HaShem, primavera, yoni, and, coraggio and 27 more...
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Words that I use far too often
I do, actually...
inappropriate, actually, totally, intrigued, over the top, bloody hell, fuck, hopefully, absolutely, takes the biscuit, takes the biscuit, basically and 1 more...
Tweets
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