absotutely
/ˌæb.səˈtuːt.li/
absotutely is the deliberate misspelling of absolutely.
Meaning of absolutely
Adverb
absolutely (comparative more absolutely, superlative most absolutely)
- In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
- Synonyms:
- all-out, tout à fait, all the way, stone-cold, blind, altogether, stark, cold, at large, at length
- Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors.
- Another characteristic of numbers, which does not concern their mutual relations so much as themselves absolutely, is their ability, according to the ideas of Nicomachus, to conform to geometrical arrangements.1926, Nicomachus of Gerasa, Frank Egleston Robbins, Louis Charles Karpinski, translated by Martin Luther D'Ooge, Introduction to Arithmetic, New York: The Macmillan Company, page 50
- Synonyms:
- abstractedly, abstractly, apart, discretely, independently, individually, properly, separately, serely, severally
- As an intensive: extremely, very, indeed.
- But when it came to posing for publicity pictures they proved absolutely brilliant doing just what came naturally.1958 May 5, “Seasons' Sign in Sweden”, in LIFE, page 15
Origin of absotutely
From absolutely, possibly influenced by toot. Compare darn tootin'.
Questions about absotutely
- What is absotutely the deliberate misspelling of?
- Absotutely is the deliberate misspelling of absolutely.
- How do you pronounce absotutely?
- Absotutely is pronounced /ˌæb.səˈtuːt.li/.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: absotutely (page history and authors); absolutely (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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