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):

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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

• self-assuredly