assuredly
Americanadverb
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definitely or certainly.
We will try to address some of the most egregious problems, but will assuredly miss some.
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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.
Other Word Forms
- overassuredly adverb
- unassuredly adverb
Etymology
Origin of assuredly
Example Sentences
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Leonard Bernstein was commissioned to write a theatrical piece for the center’s opening in 1971, which turned out to be an irreverent “Mass” — musically, liturgically, culturally and, most assuredly, politically.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026
George Ford, who steered the team so assuredly in the summer, is left out.
From BBC • Nov. 8, 2025
Instead, she asserts her independence as a woman capable and happy to rule over all she surveys on her own, but assuredly not alone.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025
They will almost assuredly will be captive of warmed-over doctrinal verities, underwritten by arrogant conviction.
From Salon • Nov. 24, 2024
I continued to climb, slowly and assuredly, until I was facing the machine’s crude frame.
From "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba
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