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Absolutely Emphatic Adverb Means Totally Completely Jill I

word absolutely
definition
adverb
Absolutely means totally and completely.
Jill is absolutely right.
I absolutely refuse to get married.
There is absolutely no difference!
Some people say absolutely as an emphatic way of saying yes or of agreeing with someone. They say absolutely not as an emphatic way of saying no or of disagreeing with someone.
'It's worrying, isn't it?'—'Absolutely.'
'Did they approach you?'—'No, absolutely not.'
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