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sure⋅ly

  [shoor-lee, shur-]
–adverb
1. firmly; unerringly; without missing, slipping, etc.
2. undoubtedly, assuredly, or certainly: The results are surely encouraging.
3. (in emphatic utterances that are not necessarily sustained by fact) assuredly: Surely you are mistaken.
4. inevitably or without fail: Slowly but surely the end approached.
5. yes, indeed: Surely, I'll go with you!
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Origin:
1300–50; ME surliche. See sure, -ly

Usage note:
2. See sure.
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2010.
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sure·ly   (shŏŏr'lē)   
adv.  

  1. With confidence; unhesitatingly.

  2. Undoubtedly; certainly: You surely can't be serious.

  3. Without fail: Slowly but surely spring returns.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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