decidedly
adv/dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/
Etymology
From decided + -ly.
Definitions
In a manner which leaves little question
In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly.
- In a decidedly petulant manner she sat with crossed arms and a frown.
- "We progress," said he. "Decidedly we progress."
- 'I understand it was the big American man with a decidedly unpleasant face.'
In a decided or final manner
In a decided or final manner; resolutely.
- ‘We can't,’ said Vera decidedly, ‘we haven't any boats and we're cut off by a raging torrent from any human habitation.’
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Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for decidedly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA