absolutely

adverb

1. without exception; completely; wholly; entirely: You are absolutely right.
2. positively; certainly.
3. (of a transitive verb) without an object.

interjection

4. (used emphatically to express complete agreement or unqualified assent): Do you think it will work? Absolutely!

adverb

1. in an absolute manner, esp completely or perfectly

sentence substitute

2. yes; certainly; unquestionably

adv.

late 14c., “unconditionally, completely,” from absolute (adj.) + -ly (2). From mid-15c. as “without reference to anything else, not relatively;” meaning “to the utmost degree” emerged by mid-16c. As a colloquial emphatic in American English, it is attested from 1892.