| Pronunciation: | | 'shûrlee
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[adv] definitely or positively; "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; (`sure' is used informally for `surely' as in"they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come") |
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SURELY is a 6 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | certainly, for certain, for sure, sure, sure as shooting, sure enough |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sure"ly\, adv.
1. In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly;
undoubtedly; assuredly.
In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt
surely die. --Gen. ii. 17.
He that created something out of nothing, surely can
raise great things out of small. --South.
2. Without danger; firmly; steadly; securely.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely. --Prov. x.
9.
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