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def definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')
examples the results are surely encouraging
she certainly is a hard worker
it's going to be a good day for sure
they are coming, for certain
they thought he had been killed sure enough
he'll win sure as shooting
they sure smell good
sure he'll come
Outgoing links
Domain of synset - USAGE colloquialism
Derived from adjective certainly → certain(p)
Derived from adjective surely → sure
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Member of this domain - USAGE colloquialism

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