decidedly
/dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.37 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly.
adv
In a decided or final manner; resolutely.
Example Sentences
- "In a decidedly petulant manner she sat with crossed arms and a frown."
- ""We progress," said he. "Decidedly we progress.""
- "'I understand it was the big American man with a decidedly unpleasant face.'"
- "The long-closed G.W.R. station alongside has a decidedly derelict-looking frontage, with eight gargoyles or figureheads still clinging to the portico."
- "In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr. And Mrs. Smith (both in “Treehouse Of Horror XVIII”) but in 1992 the field was wide-open and the show could cherry-pick the most iconic and beloved fright fare of all time."
- "‘We can't,’ said Vera decidedly, ‘we haven't any boats and we're cut off by a raging torrent from any human habitation.’"
Etymology
Inflected Forms
more decidedly (comparative)
most decidedly (superlative)