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surely definition

surely (-lē)

adverb

  1. with assurance or confidence; in a sure, unhesitating manner
  2. without a doubt; assuredly; certainly: often used as an intensive emphasizing a supposition surely you don't believe that!
  3. without risk of failing: chiefly in slowly but surely

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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