absolutely B1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/ UK /ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/ See IPA manual Freq #682 Meanings 1 adv completely and totally I am absolutely certain that I locked the door. 2 interj yes, certainly; used to show strong agreement "Is Bob a good teacher?" "Absolutely!" Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · completely and totally completelytotallyutterly Word family Derived forms absativelyabsitivelyabsobloodylutelyabsofreakinglutelyabsofreakinlutelyabsofuckinglutelyabsotivelyposilutelypositutelyposolutely Common collocations absolutely magnificent Adverb + adjective absolutely stunning Adverb + adjective absolutely necessary Adverb + adjective absolutely livid Adverb + adjective Etymology AI details From late Middle English absolutly, equivalent to absolute + -ly. First attested in 1425. absolutly Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # absolutely **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** adv, interj **IPA (US):** /ˌæb.səˈlut.li/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈæb.səˌl(j)uːt.li/ **Frequency rank:** 682 ## Meanings 1. completely and totally 2. yes, certainly; used to show strong agreement ## Examples - I am absolutely certain that I locked the door. - "Is Bob a good teacher?" "Absolutely!" ## Derived Forms - absatively - absitively - absobloodylutely - absofreakinglutely - absofreakinlutely - absofuckinglutely - absotively - posilutely - positutely - posolutely ## Roots and Affixes - Root: absolutly ## Etymology From late Middle English absolutly, equivalent to absolute + -ly. First attested in 1425. ## AI Etymology Absolutely is from late Middle English absolutly, equivalent to absolute plus -ly. First attested in 1425. The suffix -ly recasts equivalent to absolute as an adverb: the lexical idea remains recognizable, but the word now describes manner, degree, or circumstance rather than naming the quality by itself. In use as an adverb and an interjection, absolutely denotes completely and totally and yes, certainly; used to show strong agreement. The same word family continues in derived forms such as absatively, absitively, absobloodylutely, and absofreakinglutely. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown