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surely.

Without fail.

6 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈʃɔːli//ˈʃʊəli//ˈʃʊɹli/US/ˈʃɔɹli/US
  1. Without fail.

    slowly but surely
  2. Certainly, undoubtedly.

    Surely, you must be joking.
    You don’t suppose we're going to pay for you, surely?
  3. With confidence.

    His feet were planted surely on the ground.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English surely; equivalent to sure + -ly.

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