Absolutely
Absolutely adverb - Totally and definitely; without question.
Rarely and absolutely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rarely" instead an adverb "Absolutely".
Rarely
Rarely adverb - Not often.
Absolutely and rarely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absolutely" instead an adverb "Rarely".
Both words in one sentence
- However, his actual real name has very rarely been released to the internet, and he absolutely refuses to use it.
Source: Do Not Call Me "Paul" - Glenn Quagmire is a sexual predator, but an absolutely ace pilot (it's "Hidden Badass" because it's so rarely we actually get to see him do his piloting job).
- However, many works will play this absolutely straight, never acknowledging that student council elections are actually boring, mundane events or that students rarely care about the results.
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