adv
definitively
dih-FIH-nih-tihv-lee
adv
1
In a way that settles something conclusively and finally.
"The results definitively rule out any error in the experiment."
How to Use Definitively
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOnce and for all, with no room left for doubt.
Word Forms
more definitively comparative, most definitively superlative
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Etymology
From "definitive" + "-ly."