adv · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvli/
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CMU ARPABET:D IH0 F IH1 N IH0 T IH0 V L IY0
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adv
Meaning 1
In a way that is not only decisive, but also conclusive and final.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English definitive Middle English -ly English -ly English definitively From definitive + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
определено
(opredeleno)
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Catalan:
definitivament
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Esperanto:
definitive
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Finnish:
lopullisesti
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
French:
définitivement
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Hungarian:
végleg
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Italian:
decisamente
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Italian:
definitivamente
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Polish:
ostatecznie
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Polish:
definitywnie
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Polish:
zdecydowanie
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Polish:
niezaprzeczalnie
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Portuguese:
definitivamente
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Russian:
определённо
(opredeljónno)
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Russian:
окончательно
(okončatelʹno)
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Spanish:
definitivamente
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
Swedish:
definitivt
— in a decisive, conclusive and final manner
