assuredly

English

Etymology

assured +‎ -ly

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈʃʊɹɪdli/, /əˈʃɝɪdli/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈʃʊəɹɪdli/, /əˈʃɔːɹɪdli/
  • Hyphenation: as‧sur‧ed‧ly
  • Audio (US)(file)

Adverb

assuredly (comparative more assuredly, superlative most assuredly)

  1. In an assured manner; confidently.
    The hotel owner strode assuredly into the lobby.
  2. For sure; certainly.
    • 1973, Oliver Sacks, Awakenings:
      I soon came to think that […] there was something, assuredly, very strange going on […]

Derived terms
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