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DECIDEDLY
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without question and beyond doubt
Example:
by all odds they should win
Synonyms:
by all odds; decidedly; definitely; emphatically; in spades; unquestionably
Classified under:
Pertainym:
decided (recognizable; marked)
Context examples:
The official detective was attired in a pea-jacket and cravat, which gave him a decidedly nautical appearance, and he carried a black canvas bag in his hand.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
It was very fetching to make the girl propose in the course of being reunited, and Martin discovered, bit by bit, other decidedly piquant and fetching ruses.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
Now, however, and in the light of that morning’s accident, I was led to remark that whereas, in the beginning, the difficulty had been to throw off the body of Jekyll, it had of late gradually but decidedly transferred itself to the other side.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
But the old man decidedly refused, thinking himself bound in honour to my friend, who, when he found the father inexorable, quitted his country, nor returned until he heard that his former mistress was married according to her inclinations.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
“There are decidedly some points of interest in connection with it. In this early stage, I want you to realize those geographical features which may have a good deal to do with our investigation.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
His taste and manners were beyond a doubt decidedly inferior; for, within her hearing, he not only protested against every thought of dancing himself, but even laughed openly at Henry for finding it possible.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
"You must have gloves, or I won't go," cried Meg decidedly.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
Mrs Clay decidedly thought it Mr Elliot's knock.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Most bitterly he smiled—most decidedly he withdrew his hand from mine.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
But as to my letting her marry Robert Martin, it is impossible; she has refused him, and so decidedly, I think, as must prevent any second application.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
