"absolutely" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /æb.sʊˈlʊut.lɪi/ Audio: en-us-absolutely.ogg [US]
Etymology: absolute + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|absolute|ly}} absolute + -ly
  1. If something is absolutely true, correct, etc., it's 100% so.
    Sense id: simple-absolutely-en-adv-FaCCBSNc
  2. If something is absolutely beautiful, brilliant, etc., it's very much so.
    Sense id: simple-absolutely-en-adv-htZMddy5
  3. You say there is absolutely nothing, to emphasise that there is nothing.
    Sense id: simple-absolutely-en-adv-hEVzi2X-
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ly
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