surely
adv/ˈʃɔːli//ˈʃʊɹli/US
Etymology
From Middle English surely; equivalent to sure + -ly.
- inherited from surely
Definitions
Without fail.
- slowly but surely
Certainly, undoubtedly.
- Surely, you must be joking.
- You don’t suppose we're going to pay for you, surely?
- She’s surely got the letter by now.
With confidence.
- His feet were planted surely on the ground.
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us[…].
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for surely. 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