Thesaurus: surely

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1. adv. In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly.
2. adv. Without danger; firmly; steadly; securely.
3. adv. definitely or positively (‘sure’ is sometimes used informally for ‘surely’)
4. 1. In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly. In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gen. ii. 17. He that created something out of nothing, surely can raise great things out of small. South. 2. Without danger; firmly; steadly; securely. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely. Prov. x. 9.
5. r:100 r. definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')