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definitely (adv.)
1580s, from
definite
+
-ly
(2). As a colloquial emphatic word, attested by 1931.
indefinitely (adv.)
early 15c.; see
indefinite
+
-ly
(2).
infinitely (adv.)
early 15c., from
infinite
+
-ly
(2).