adv

decidedly

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adv

Very clearly; without doubt.

"The weather has turned decidedly colder this week."

"Her tone was decidedly unfriendly."

How to Use Decidedly

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishUsed before an adjective to mean "clearly" or "definitely."

Common pairings

decidedly cool decidedly unpleasant decidedly better

more decidedly comparative, most decidedly superlative

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The weather has turned _____ colder this week.

From "decided" + "-ly."

wickedly allegedly hurriedly assuredly excitedly repeatedly reportedly admittedly supposedly undoubtedly unexpectedly wholeheartedly