Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

definitively

/dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.17 in modern English

Syllables: defini-tive-ly
IPA: /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/

22

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

Etymology tree English definitive Middle English -ly English -ly English definitively From definitive + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more definitively (comparative) most definitively (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

definitely

Questions

How do you pronounce definitively?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/.
What does definitively mean?: In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.
Where does definitively come from?: Etymology tree English definitive Middle English -ly English -ly English definitively From definitive + -ly.

How to pronounce definitively

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