assuredly

American  

[uh-shoor-id-lee, uh-shur-] / əˈʃʊər ɪd li, əˈʃɜr- /

adverb

1. definitely or certainly.

   We will try to address some of the most egregious problems, but will assuredly miss some.

2. in a bold, confident, or authoritative manner.

   He very assuredly tells people that he expects to be reelected because of the great job he’s doing.

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Other Word Forms

• overassuredly adverb
• unassuredly adverb

Etymology

Origin of assuredly

assured ( def. ) + -ly

Explanation

Use the adverb assuredly when you're positive something is true. If last year was difficult, you might believe the next year will assuredly be much better. This word is frequently used as a sentence adverb, to emphasize how absolutely certain you are. "Assuredly, we will have a lot of trick-or-treaters on Halloween," you might say as you buy 15 bags of candy. You can also use it to mean "confidently," like when your unflappable cousin steps assuredly onto the stage to deliver a graduation speech to an audience of hundreds.

Example Sentences

George Ford, who steered the team so assuredly in the summer, is left out.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025

In an eventual 8-4 comeback victory, they successfully, triumphantly and assuredly passed.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

This would most assuredly get me removed from that party.

From Salon • Aug. 22, 2025

“Whatever power the U.S. Constitution envisions for the Executive in its exchanges with other nations or with enemy organizations..., it most assuredly envisions a role for all three branches when individual liberties are at stake.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

If you had, by some miracle, gotten onto a flight to Peshawar, you would most assuredly have been arrested by immigration officers.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

Related Words

• undoubtedly