2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Surely \Sure"ly\, adv
1. In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly;
undoubtedly; assuredly.
In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt
surely die. --Gen. ii 17.
He that created something out of nothing, surely can
raise great things out of small --South.
2. Without danger; firmly; steadly; securely.
He that walketh uprightly walketh surely. --Prov. x.
9.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
surely
adv : definitely or positively; "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"; (`sure' is used
informally for `surely' as in "they sure smell good";
"sure he'll come") [syn: {certainly}, {sure}, {for sure},
{for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as shooting}]
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