objectively

objectively

English

Etymology

    From objective + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • (US) IPA(key): /əbˈd͡ʒɛktɪvli/
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    Adverb

    objectively (comparative more objectively, superlative most objectively)

    1. In an impartial, objective manner.
    2. (informal) Without question, without a doubt, definitely, indisputably, not meriting discussion or argument.
      • 2018 December 25, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, “Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly hit career lows in the abysmally unfunny Holmes & Watson”, in The Onion AV Club[1], archived from the original on 5 January 2019:
        Struggling with objectively awful English accents, the two actors spend their time on screen dragging out terrible jokes, as though trapped in the improv-exercise equivalent of eternal damnation.

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