Etymology

absolutely

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Today it means: In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly. Full definition →

Middle English absolutly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromabsolutly
  2. English todayabsolutely

From late Middle English absolutly, equivalent to absolute + -ly. First attested in 1425.

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