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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. showing firm determination or purpose;
- Example: "she resolutely refused to look at him or speak to him"
- Example: "he entered the building resolutely"

2. with firmness;
- Example: "`I will come along,' she said decisively";
[syn: decisively, resolutely]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Resolutely \Res"o*lute*ly\, adv.
   In a resolute manner; with fixed purpose; boldly; firmly;
   steadily; with perseverance.
   [1913 Webster]

         Some . . . facts he examines, some he resolutely
         denies.                                  --Swift.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

resolutely
    adv 1: showing firm determination or purpose; "she resolutely
           refused to look at him or speak to him"; "he entered the
           building resolutely" [ant: irresolutely]
    2: with firmness; "`I will come along,' she said decisively"
       [syn: decisively, resolutely] [ant: indecisively]