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  • 1Surely — Sure ly, adv. 1. In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly. [1913 Webster] In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gen. ii. 17. [1913 Webster] He that created something out of nothing, surely… …

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  • 2surely — [shoor′lē] adv. 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 …

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  • 3surely not — phrase used for showing that you do not believe that something can be true ‘Did she tell you they’ve split up?’ ‘Surely not.’ Thesaurus: ways of saying that you do not believe somethingsynonym Main entry: surely …

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  • 4Surely You Joust — is an album by Ray Stevens. It was released in 1986 by MCA Records on cassette (MCAC 5795) and LP (MCA 5795).Track listing# Southern Air #*feat. Jerry Clower and Minnie Pearl # People s Court # Bionie and the Robotics # Makin The Best of a Bad… …

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  • 5surely — index admittedly, fairly (clearly) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 6surely — 14c., from SURE (Cf. sure) ( ) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …

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  • 7surely — [adv] without doubt absolutely, admittedly, assuredly, beyond doubt, beyond shadow of doubt*, certainly, clearly, come what may*, conclusively, decidedly, definitely, distinctly, doubtlessly, evidently, explicitly, fixedly, for certain, for real …

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  • 8surely — ► ADVERB 1) it must be true that. 2) certainly. 3) with assurance. 4) N. Amer. informal of course …

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  • 9surely — adverb 1 (sentence adverb) used to show that you think something must be true, especially when people seem to be disagreeing with you: You must have heard about the riots surely? | There must surely be some explanation. | Surely we can t just… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 10surely — sure|ly W2S1 [ˈʃo:li US ˈʃurli] adv 1.) [sentence adverb] used to show that you think something must be true, especially when people seem to be disagreeing with you ▪ You must have heard about the riots, surely? ▪ There must surely be some… …

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