absatively
adv/ˌæbsəˈtɪvli/ · /ˈæbsəˌtɪvli/
Etymology Blend of absolutely + positively.
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Informal Absolutely and positively.
- Any old reels will do, comedies, tragedies, weekly reviews (dating back to the fall of Sumter)—“posalutely absatively” anything will do!1917 November, Fitzhugh Green, “Amusing Fifty Thousand Men: Another Avenue for Government Control”, in J. W. Greenslade, editor, United States Naval Institute Proceedings, volume 43, number 11, number 177, page 2538:
- Worthingham Washington Lewis told me he was absatively, posolutely ready for us: “We've got the scenario, and my men are raring to go, Captain.”1994, Richard Marcinko with John Weisman, Rogue Warrior II: Red Cell, New York: Pocket Books, →ISBN, →OL:
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- “No. Absatively out of the question.”2005, Neil Gaiman, Anansi Boys, →ISBN, →OL, page 278: