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decidedly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English decided Middle English -ly English -ly English decidedly From decided + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly.
   • "We progress," said he. "Decidedly we progress." 1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:
   • 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. 2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992)”, in AV Club:
   • The long-closed G.W.R. station alongside has a decidedly derelict-looking frontage, with eight gargoyles or figureheads still clinging to the portico. 1952 February, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Wessex”, in Railway Magazine, page 131:
   • In a decidedly petulant manner she sat with crossed arms and a frown.
   • 'I understand it was the big American man with a decidedly unpleasant face.' 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 7, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 121:
2. In a decided or final manner; resolutely.
   • ‘We can't,’ said Vera decidedly, ‘we haven't any boats and we're cut off by a raging torrent from any human habitation.’ 1914, Saki, ‘The Lull’, Beasts and Superbeasts:

Forms

Translations (13)

fr décidément (in a decided manner) · pt decididamente (in a manner which leaves no question) · de entschieden (in a decided manner) · de entschieden (in a manner which leaves no question) · pl zdecydowanie (in a decided manner) · pt definitivamente (in a manner which leaves no question) · ru реши́тельно (in a decided manner) · ca decididament (in a decided manner) · es decididamente (in a decided manner) · fr clairement (in a manner which leaves no question) · ca decididament (in a manner which leaves no question) · pt decididamente (in a decided manner) · pl zdecydowanie (in a manner which leaves no question)