Decidedly

Definition: Decidedly

Decidedly

Adverb

1. Without question and beyond doubt; "it was decidedly too expensive"; "by all odds they should win".

Date "decidedly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1637. (references)

Synonyms: Decidedly

Synonyms: by all odds (adv), definitely (adv), emphatically (adv), unquestionably (adv). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Greatness	Adverb: truly; (truth); decidedly, unequivocally, purely, absolutely, seriously, essentially, fundamentally, radically, downright, in all conscience; for the most part, in the main.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Decidedly

English words defined with "decidedly": by all odds ♦ Cymbiform ♦ definitely, double, dual ♦ emphatically ♦ Jager ♦ Resolvedly ♦ threefold, treble, twofold ♦ unquestionably ♦ Wedge-tailed. (references)

Specialty definitions using "decidedly": Adjective or Adverb, Apparition ♦ Cable, Coal-hod ♦ Is building ♦ Kiss given to a Poet ♦ Wedding. (references)

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Since I am innocent of this crime, I find it decidedly inconvenient that the gun was never found. (The Shawshank Redemption; writing credit: Frank Darabont)
Movie/TV Titles	Decidedly Dusty (1969)
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Domain	Title
Books	Apple Pie Perfect: 100 Delicious and Decidedly Different Recipes for America's Favorite Pie (reference) Decidedly Married (Harlequin Love Inspired, No 22) (reference) I, Koch: A Decidedly Unauthorized Biography of the Mayor of New York City, Edward I. Koch (reference) Land of the free: a guide to the things in this land that are free, near free or which you can get on decidedly favourable terms (reference) Say It My Way: How to Avoid Certain Pitfalls of Spoken English Together With a Decidedly Informal History of How Our Language Rose (Or Fell) (reference) (more book examples)
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Author	Quotation
Lavater	You may depend upon it that he is a good man whose intimate friends are all good, and whose enemies are decidedly bad.
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Author	Date	Quotation
Marbury v. Madison	1803	It [is] decidedly the opinion of the court, that when a commission has been signed by the president, the appointment is made; and that the commission is complete, when the seal of the United States has been affixed to it by the secretary of state. (reference)
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Title	Author	Quote
Emma	Austen, Jane	I know enough of music to speak decidedly on that point.
Alice in Wonderland	Carroll, Lewis	He was looking up into the sky all the time he was speaking, and this Alice thought decidedly uncivil.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	The one in advance appeared to him decidedly suspicious.
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Subject	Topic	Quote
Economic History	Chile	In contrast to its authoritarian political rule, the military government pursued decidedly laissez-faire economic policies. (references)
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"Decidedly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Decidedly" is used about 428 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adverb (general)	100%	428	13,385

Expression using "decidedly": most decidedly. Additional references.
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Language		Translations for "decidedly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		vendosmërisht (firmly, resolutely), sigurisht (assuredly, by all means, certainly, Certes, definitely, doubtless, indeed, of course, sure, surely, ywis), pa dyshim (admittedly, by all means, certainly, definitely, distinctly, doubtless, ex cathedra, far and away, implicitly, out and out, quite so, sure enough, sure thing, surely, undoubtedly, unhesitatingly, without a doubt, without fail), në mënyrë të vendosur (firm, firmly, fixedly). (various references)

Arabic		‏من غير ريب (absolutely, alright, assuredly, distinctly, easily, of course, really, sure, surely, verily), ‏قطعا (absolutely, definitely, firmly, in no way, noway, of course, on no account, sure), ‏تماما (all, all right, alright, altogether, completely, diametrically, enough, entirely, exactly, fairly, fully, in full, just, ok, okay, okey, perfectly, plumb, precisely, properly, quite, quite so, right, sharp, simply, smack, so far so good, stark, stock, thoroughly, through and through, totally, utterly, very, well, wholly, wide), ‏بلا تردد, ‏بشكل جازم. (various references)

Bulgarian		решително (courageously, decisively, firmly, flatly, plump, point blank, pronouncedly, strongly, thundering, unhesitatingly), определено (by all means, definitely, precise). (various references)

Chinese		断然, 斷 (absolutely, break, to judge). (various references)

Czech		rozhodnì (absolutely, by all means, categorically, certainly, decisively, definitely, flatly, in any event, strongly, surely). (various references)

Finnish		mitä jyrkimmin (most decidedly, most emphatically), ehdottomasti paras (decidedly the best). (various references)

French		tout � fait, sans hésitation (decisively), sans doute, résolument (definitely), incontestablement. (various references)

German		zweifellos (beyond doubt, certainly, definitely, doubtless, indubitable, indubitably, surely, unarguably, undeniably, undisputed, undoubted, undoubtedly, undoubtful, unquestionably), fraglos (questionless, undoubtedly, unquestionable, unquestionably), entschieden (accomplished, authoritatively, crisp, decided, decisive, definitely, determined, distinct, emphatic, emphatically, firm, peremptorily, peremptory, resolute, resolutely, staunch, uncompromising, utter), bestimmt (accurate, appoints, assertive, authoritative, certain, certainly, clear, dedicated, definit, definite, definitely, definitively, designates, destines, determinate, determined, distinct, emphatic, express, firm, fixed, given, no doubt, obvious, ordains, particular, peremptorily, peremptory, plain, positively, prearranges, precise, resolute, set, special, specific, stated, sure, surely, surety). (various references)

Greek		αναμφισβήτητα (indisputably, undoubtedly), αποφασιστικά (decisively), οριστικά (definitely). (various references)

Hungarian		határozottan (authoritatively, crisply, decisively, deliberately, distinctly, emphatically, explicitly, firmly, markedly, resolutely, strenuously, sturdily). (various references)

Italian		decisamente (blankly, clearly, definitely, resolutely). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		ずばずば言う (decisively, frankly, once and for all, to speak one's mind, to speak very frankly, unreservedly), 断じて (absolutely, positively). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		ずばり (decisively, frankly, once and for all, unreservedly), � �"じて (absolutely, positively). (various references)

Korean		확실히 (Quite). (various references)

Manx		dy reajagh (discreetly), dy jarroo (actually, explicitly, indeed, rather). (various references)

Pig Latin		ecidedlyday.(various references)

Portuguese		decididamente (questionless, unhesitatingly), resolutamente (gamesome, questionless, unhesitatingly), incontestavelmente (questionless, undoubtedly). (various references)

Romanian		net (avowedly, clear, clear-cut, decided, flat, net, plump, Square), incontestabil (incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, irrefragable, much, undeniable, undeniably, undoubted), ferm (firm, fixed, hard, hard bitten, inflexible, resistant, resolute, resolved, set, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sturdy, tight, unbending, unfaltering, unflinching, unshaken, unswerving, unwavering, unyielding), cu hotãrâre (pertinaciously). (various references)

Russian		решительно (by long odds, decisively, fixedly, forcefully, neck and crop, positively, pronouncedly, unhesitatingly, with decision). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		odlučno (decisively). (various references)

Spanish		decididamente. (various references)

Swedish		bestämt (certainly, decided, definitely, flatly, positively). (various references)

Turkish		kesinlikle (absolutely, assuredly, blankly, by no means, certainly, declaredly, definitely, emphatically, exactly, expressly, flatly, nohow, not by a fraction, of a surety, precisely, really, roundly, strictly, sure), karalı bir şekilde, şüphesiz (beyond doubt, by all means, certain, certainly, clearly, decided, definite, doubtless, easily, indubitable, no doubt, of course, sure, sure as death, undisputed, undoubted, unquestioned, without doubt, without fail). (various references)

Ukranian		явно (apparently, audibly, barefacedly, decisively, evidently, it is evident, obviously, overtly, professedly, signally, visibly), рішуче (decisively, drastically, firmly, fixedly, flatly, forthright, manfully, point blank, pronouncedly, strongly), остаточно (decisively, finally, for good), безсумнівно (beyond doubt, beyond question, certainly, clearly, decisively, doubtless, easily, far and away, no doubt, out of dispute, out of doubt, questionless, surely, undoubtedly, without doubt, without question), безперечно (far and away, forsooth, positively, sure). (various references)

Vietnamese		dứt khoát rõ r� ng, kiên quyết (deadset, peremptory, resolute, resolved, set, stiff, strong-willed, sturdy), không cãi được (decided, uncontested, undisputed). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Misspellings
	"Decidedly" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: decidely. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "decidedly" (pronounced dusī"dudlē)
5	-d u d l ē	candidly, evenhandedly, guardedly, splendidly.
4	-u d l ē	acidly, admittedly, advisedly, allegedly, assertedly, assuredly, avidly, avowedly, belatedly, contentedly, deservedly, determinedly, doggedly, excitedly, heatedly, markedly, placidly, pointedly, purportedly, rapidly, repeatedly, reportedly, reputedly, rigidly, ruggedly, solidly, stupidly, supposedly, timidly, unabashedly, unashamedly, undoubtedly, unexpectedly, unprecedentedly, validly, vividly, wholeheartedly, wickedly, wretchedly.
3	-d l ē	absurdly, awkwardly, badly, baldly, blandly, blindly, boldly, broadly, coldly, cowardly, crudely, cuddly, dastardly, deadly, Diddley, downwardly, fondly, friendly, gladly, godly, goodly, grandly, haphazardly, hardly, hurriedly, idly, inwardly, kindly, loudly, madly, medley, mildly, niggardly, oddly, otherworldly, outwardly, profoundly, proudly, Ridley, roundly, rudely, sadly, secondly, shrewdly, soundly, straightforwardly, thirdly, unfriendly, ungodly, upwardly, weirdly, widely, wildly, worldly.
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-d-d-e-e-i-l-y"
	-2 letters: decided, diddley, yielded.
	-3 letters: ceiled, decide, decile, deiced, diddle, diddly, eddied, elided, eyelid, lidded.
	-4 letters: ceded, deedy, deice, deled, diced, dicey, edile, elide, idled, lycee, yield.
	-5 letters: cede, cedi, ceil, deed, deil, dele, deli, dice, didy, died, diel, dyed, eddy, eely, eide, eyed, iced, idle, idly, idyl, lice, lied, yeld.
	Words containing the letters "c-d-d-d-e-e-i-l-y"
	+2 letters: dedicatedly.
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