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absitively

adv
/ˌæbsəˈtɪvli/

Etymology

Blend of absolutely + positively.

  1. inherited from positively
  2. compounded as absitively — “absolutely + positively”

Definitions

  1. Absolutely and positively.

    • Curfew absitively must not ring!
    • His heart being weak, of course they couldn't draft him, but anyhow they just absitively insisted on his going to work.
    • "Colonel Blake has okayed my transfer." "You're serious, Frank. You're leaving." "Absitively." "Gee, Frank, this place won't seem the same without you. It'll be terrific."

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