undoubtedly

[uhn-dou-tid-lee]

adverb

1. certainly or definitely; without doubt.

   Seats will undoubtedly sell out fast for this one-night performance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of undoubtedly¹

First recorded in 1500–50; undoubted ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

Example Sentences

David Platt KC, for the department, said in written submissions that Mr Lambie's "instance of faking" the hearing test in 2011 was an "undoubtedly regrettable" but was "apparently isolated instance of cheating".

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Defending champions Australia are undoubtedly the favourites, while India's rapid improvement over the last two years sees them as the closest challengers, especially on home soil.

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What is undoubtedly the case is that there is, again, noisy opposition to the idea.

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That he did not defect undoubtedly delayed his election to Westminster but, once there, he became a star of both his party and the parliament.

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The La Masia graduate is undoubtedly one of the best to play the game.

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