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absolutely

 adverb
     
ab‧so‧lute‧ly S1 W3
1 completely and in every way:
He made his reasons for resigning absolutely clear.
Are you absolutely sure?
This cake is absolutely delicious.
2 used to emphasize something:
The burglars took absolutely everything.
Jim knew absolutely nothing about the business when he joined the firm.
He has absolutely no experience of marketing.
3

absolutely not!

spoken used when you strongly disagree with someone or when you do not want someone to do something:
'Do you let your kids travel alone at night?' 'Absolutely not!'
4

absolutely!

spoken used to say that you completely agree with someone
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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