English Dictionary
◊ SURELY
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}]