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decidedly

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

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/dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/
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CMU ARPABET: D IH2 S AY1 D AH0 D L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

adv

Meaning 1

In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

In a decidedly petulant manner she sat with crossed arms and a frown.

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Synonyms: none provided

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adv

Meaning 2

In a decided or final manner; resolutely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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adverb

Meaning 3

without question and beyond doubt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

it was decidedly too expensive
she told him off in spades
by all odds they should win

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unquestionably, emphatically, definitely, in spades, by all odds

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English decided Middle English -ly English -ly English decidedly From decided + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

Catalan: decididament — in a decided manner
French: décidément — in a decided manner
German: entschieden — in a decided manner
Polish: zdecydowanie — in a decided manner
Portuguese: decididamente — in a decided manner
Russian: реши́тельно (rešítelʹno) — in a decided manner
Spanish: resueltamente — in a decided manner
Catalan: decididament — in a manner which leaves no question
French: clairement — in a manner which leaves no question
German: entschieden — in a manner which leaves no question
Polish: zdecydowanie — in a manner which leaves no question
Portuguese: decididamente — in a manner which leaves no question
Portuguese: definitivamente — in a manner which leaves no question

Word forms

Inflections and variants

more decidedly — comparative
most decidedly — superlative

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