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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial definitely has 1 sense
- definitely(r = adv.all) by all odds, decidedly, emphatically, in spades, unquestionably - without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "she told him off in spades"; "by all odds they should win"
OXFORD DICTIONARY
definitely, adv. & int.
--adv.
1 in a definite manner.
2 certainly; without doubt (they were definitely there).
--int. colloq. yes, certainly.
--adv.
1 in a definite manner.
2 certainly; without doubt (they were definitely there).
--int. colloq. yes, certainly.
THESAURUS
definitely
absolutely, and no mistake, apparently, apprehensibly, articulately, assuredly, at all events, at any rate, by all means, categorically, certainly, clearly, coherently, comprehensibly, concretely, conspicuously, dead, decidedly, decisively, directly, discernibly, distinctly, doubtless, doubtlessly, especially, even, evidently, exactly, explicitly, expressly, faithfully, finally, for a certainty, for a fact, for certain, for sure, forsooth, glaringly, in all respects, in detail, in every respect, in particular, in plain English, in plain terms, in plain words, in truth, indeed, indeedy, indubitably, intelligibly, ipsissimis verbis, item by item, just, limpidly, literally, literatim, lucidly, manifestly, markedly, minutely, most assuredly, most certainly, nothing else but, noticeably, observably, obviously, of course, particularly, patently, pellucidly, perceivably, perceptibly, perspicuously, plainly, plumb, point-blank, positively, precisely, prominently, pronouncedly, recognizably, right, rigidly, rigorously, seeably, separately, simply, singly, specially, specifically, square, squarely, staringly, starkly, straight, strictly, surely, to a certainty, to be specific, to be sure, to the letter, truly, unambiguously, unconcealedly, understandably, undeviatingly, undisguisedly, undoubtedly, unequivocally, unerringly, unmistakably, unquestionably, verbally, verbatim, verbatim et litteratim, visibly, with clarity, word by word, word for word
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