"posilutely" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Blend of positively + absolutely Etymology templates: {{blend|en|positively|absolutely}} Blend of positively + absolutely Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} posilutely (not comparable)
  1. (informal, humorous or childish) Positively and absolutely. Tags: informal, not-comparable Synonyms: posolutely Related terms: absitively, absotively, absitively posolutely, absotively posilutely
    Sense id: en-posilutely-en-adv-OLm5QFQ5 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header

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