Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
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Source : WordNet®
surely
adv : definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used
informally for `surely'); "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" [syn: {certainly}, {sure}, {for
sure}, {for certain}, {sure enough}, {sure as shooting}]