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Absolutley or absolutely?

Did you mean absolutely? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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absolutley

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absolutely

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Correct spelling: absolutely. Misspelling: absolutley.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Keep the E from absolute and then add -ly: absolute + ly.

Why people write “absolutley”

The misspelling “absolutley” is only one letter off: it swaps the order of E and L.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make absolutely automatic.

What does “absolutely” mean?

absolutely adverb

  1. completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

    “an absolutely magnificent painting”

    Synonyms:perfectlyutterlydead

  2. totally and definitely; without question

    “we are absolutely opposed to the idea”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Absolutely” in a sentence

  • You are absolutely right about the score.
  • An absolutely magnificent painting.
  • We are absolutely opposed to the idea.

Is “absolutely” a playable word?

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15 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
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“absolutley” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from ABSOLUTELY.

Absolutely: quick answers

Is it absolutley or absolutely?
The correct spelling is absolutely. “absolutley” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell absolutely?
Keep the E from absolute and then add -ly: absolute + ly.
What does absolutely mean?
Absolutely means: completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers.