Standard Lemma guide

assuredly

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /əˈʃʊɹɪdli/
  • General-American: /əˈʃɝɪdli/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˈʃʊəɹɪdli/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /əˈʃɔːɹɪdli/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 SH UH1 R AH0 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an assured manner; confidently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The hotel owner strode assuredly into the lobby.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

For sure; certainly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

without a doubt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the grammar schools were assuredly not intended for the gentry alone

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English assured Middle English -ly English -ly English assuredly From assured + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: certe — for sure certainly