How to Pronounce "definitively"
word
dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvɫi
di-FIN-i-tiv-lee
dɪfˈɪnɪtˌɪvli
dif-IN-it-IV-lee
Definition
In a way that clearly and finally settles something, leaving no doubt or possibility for change.
IPA Transcription
American English
dɪˈfɪnɪtɪvɫi
British English
dɪfˈɪnɪtˌɪvli
Simplified Pronunciation
US
di-FIN-i-tiv-lee
UK
dif-IN-it-IV-lee
Listen in Context
This answer definitively solves the problem.
They definitively closed the case after finding new evidence.
We need to definitively decide on a location for the meeting.
I don't think anyone has definitively proved which came first, the chicken or the egg.