play serenity-carr-definitely-image
Usage Notes

How to Remember the Spelling of 'Definitely'

A definitive answer.


Editor Serenity Carr breaks down a simple way to remember how to spell definitely.

Transcript

Do you have trouble spelling definitely? Just remember, it contains the word finite. Then you definitely won't misspell it.

Up next

play ismo merriam webster one
Some Odd Words with ISMO: "The One-derful Won"

 

Comedian ISMO tries to figure out 'one' and 'two'

play video his or her
Is singular 'they' a better choice?

 

The awkward case of 'his or her'

play videos pictures in the dictionary
Pictures in the Dictionary

 

The story of those iconic illustrations.

play hot mess
Hot Mess

 

Our research turned up two archaic literal meanings

play contractions
On Contractions of Multiple Words

 

You all would not have guessed some of these

play body parts video
When Body Parts Are Also Verbs

 

Head, shoulders, metaphors, and toes