HOW TO PRONOUNCE
certainly
/ˈsɝ.tn̩.li/
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What does certainly mean?
adverb
- In a way which is certain; with certainty.
- Without doubt, surely.
- An emphatic affirmative answer; of course.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈsɝ.tn̩.li/
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It cannot certainly be pretended that any degree of duties, however low, would be an abridgment of the liberty of the press.
Lily Fisher was the most stuck-up doll in the world, and it was certainly not like her to recite to be obliging.
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“His manners are certainly much better,” said Anne cautiously, as if she were not prepared to say as much for his morals.
“You are certainly as good as you are beautiful! But you have not yet told me how to get back to Kansas.”
They are certainly anterior to the formation of craters and circles, for several have introduced themselves by breaking through their circular ramparts.