Incorrect spelling, explanation: definitly is incorrect because with suffixes starting with a consonant, e from the core word is not skipped (it is only dropped when a suffix begins with a vowel. Therefore this adverb should be spelled definitely. Definitly is a misspelling.
Correct spelling, explanation: to create an adverb from an adjective we have to add the suffix -ly. If the word ends with an e it is often skipped, however only if the suffix begins with a vowel. -ly begins with a consonant, therefore we do not drop the e; this way we also don’t drop the e in definitely. Definitly is thus an incorrect form.
Definition of definitely:
adverb, in a definite way; obviously
I definitely don’t want to go there.
It was our best holiday, definitely.
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