definitely
/ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.96 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
adv
In a definite manner; decisively.
Example Sentences
- "Joe definitely doesn't know how to drive a tractor."
- "She said she wasn't coming, definitely."
- "It was really impossible on board that ship to get away definitely from Almayer"
- "And the Nose definitely turned away."
- "And these Elders were men of good standing in that community, and they swore definitely before the counsel that this lady committed this impropriety, and there was nobody to gainsay that, except the lady herself, […]"
Etymology
Etymology tree English definite Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English definitely From definite + -ly.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/
- British English: /ˈdɛf.ɪ.nɪt.li/
Inflected Forms
more definitely (comparative)
most definitely (superlative)