absolutely meaning and definition

ABSOLUTELY adverb

Definition of absolutely (adverb)

1. completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
   • "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be dead sure of my innocence"; "was dead tired"; "dead right"
   • synonyms: dead, perfectly, utterly
2. totally and definitely; without question
   • "we are absolutely opposed to the idea"; "he forced himself to lie absolutely still"; "iron is absolutely necessary"