Adverb: surely shûr-lee [N. Amer], shor-lee or shûr-lee [Brit]
- Definitely or positively
"the results are surely encouraging";
- certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting [informal]
- In truth (often tends to intensify)
"they said the car would break down and surely it did";
- indeed, so
- Without a doubt
"the grammar schools were surely not intended for the gentry alone";
- assuredly
- Without fail
"slowly but surely"
See also: beyond a doubt, beyond a shadow of a doubt, beyond doubt, indisputably, indubitably, without a doubt
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