Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

assuredly

/əˈʃʊɹɪdli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: as-sur-ed-ly
IPA: /əˈʃʊɹɪdli/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an assured manner; confidently.

adv

For sure; certainly.

Example Sentences

"The hotel owner strode assuredly into the lobby."
"I soon came to think that […] there was something, assuredly, very strange going on […]"
"My situation, you see, is as follows: this is my first appearance in a court of law, at the age of seventy; and so I am a complete stranger to the language of this place. Now if I were really from another country, you would assuredly excuse me if I spoke in the manner and dialect in which I had been brought up; […]"

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈʃʊɹɪdli/
British English: /əˈʃʊəɹɪdli/

Inflected Forms

more assuredly (comparative) most assuredly (superlative)

Phrases

self-assuredly

Questions

How do you pronounce assuredly?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈʃʊɹɪdli/.
What does assuredly mean?: In an assured manner; confidently.
Where does assuredly come from?: Etymology tree English assured Middle English -ly English -ly English assuredly From assured + -ly.

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