definitively C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/ See IPA manual Freq #27095 Meanings 1 adv In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final. Far from making the kind of statement of hard fact that editors had readily made regarding claims about Trump’s racism, the article fails to definitively state that the laptop is not, in fact, Russian disinformation. Etymology From definitive + -ly. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # definitively **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/ **Frequency rank:** 27095 ## Meanings 1. In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final. ## Examples - Far from making the kind of statement of hard fact that editors had readily made regarding claims about Trump’s racism, the article fails to definitively state that the laptop is not, in fact, Russian disinformation. ## Etymology From definitive + -ly. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown