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definitively

/dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/

definitively adverb: in a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.

Adverb

definitively (comparative more definitively, superlative most definitively)

  1. In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.
    • Far from making the kind of statement of hard fact that editors had readily made regarding claims about Trump’s racism, the article fails to definitively state that the laptop is not, in fact, Russian disinformation.2024 August 29, Ashley Rindsberg, “How Wikipedia Launders Regime Propaganda”, in Pirate Wires, archived from the original on 17 Feb 2025

definitively meaning in Tamil and Bengali

definitively in Tamil

நிச்சயமாக, உறுதியாக

definitively in Bengali

বরং চূড়ান্ত

Forms of definitively

comparativemore definitively
superlativemost definitively

Origin of definitively

From definitive + -ly.

Questions about definitively

What does definitively mean?
Definitively means in a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.
What is definitively in Tamil?
Definitively in Tamil is நிச்சயமாக, உறுதியாக. See Definitively meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is definitively?
Definitively is an adverb.
How do you pronounce definitively?
Definitively is pronounced /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/.

Words near definitively in the dictionary

  1. definitive description
  2. definitive host
  3. definitive hosts
  4. definitive treatment
  5. definitive treatments
  6. definitively
  7. definitiveness
  8. definitives
  9. definitization
  10. definitizations
  11. definitize

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: definitively (page history and authors); definitively (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); definitively (Bengali Wiktionary) (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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