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Throughly vs Absolutely - What's the difference?

throughly | absolutely |

As adverbs the difference between throughly and absolutely

is that throughly is thoroughly, completely while absolutely is in an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly .

As an interjection absolutely is

yes; certainly; expression indicating strong agreement .

throughly

English

Alternative forms

* thruly

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • Thoroughly, completely.
  • * 1590 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , II.7:
    • The whiles he steru'd with hunger and with drouth / He daily dyde, yet neuer throughly dyen couth.
  • * c. 1610 , (William Shakespeare), , III.2:
    • The next advantage / Will we take throughly .
  • * :
    • Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, / And cleanse me from my sin.

    absolutely

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In an absolute or unconditional manner; utterly, positively, wholly.
  • Independently; viewed without relation to other things or factors.
  • (grammar) In a manner that does not take an object.

    • Usage notes

    * Absolutely'' is not to be confused with intensives such as ''very'' or ''indeed , as it is an unconditional term.

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • Yes; certainly; expression indicating strong agreement.

    • Usage notes

    * Some commentators, especially in England, criticise the interjectional use as having no useful meaning beyond that of yes;, page 3 however, this assumes that emphasis is useless, which, pragmatically speaking, it isn’t.

    References

    See also

    * absitively posolutely English degree adverbs