Pronunciations (2)
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/ˌæbsəˈtɪvli/
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/ˈæbsəˌtɪvli/
Adverb
Absolutely and positively.
Usage- Informal
- not-comparable
- Examples
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Any old reels will do, comedies, tragedies, weekly reviews (dating back to the fall of Sumter)—“posalutely absatively” anything will do!
Worthingham Washington Lewis told me he was absatively, posolutely ready for us: “We've got the scenario, and my men are raring to go, Captain.”
More examples (1)
“No. Absatively out of the question.”