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certaynely

certaynely is the obsolete spelling of certainly.

Meaning of certainly

Adverb

certainly (comparative more certainly or (rare, obsolete) certainlier, superlative most certainly or (rare, obsolete) certainliest)

  1. In a way which is certain; with certainty.
    • he verily thought he had young live frogs in his belly, qui vivebant ex alimento suo, that lived by his nourishment, and was so certainly persuaded of it, that for many years following he could not be rectified in his conceit., I.iii.2.2
  2. Without doubt, surely.
    • The accident was certainly caused by human error.
  3. An emphatic affirmative answer; of course.
    • Would you like it with ice? Certainly, and with lemon please.

Forms of certaynely

comparativemore certaynely
superlativemost certaynely

Questions about certaynely

What is certaynely the obsolete spelling of?
Certaynely is the obsolete spelling of certainly.

Words near certaynely in the dictionary

  1. certainty equivalents
  2. Certaldese
  3. certamen
  4. certation
  5. certayne
  6. certaynely
  7. certeine
  8. certeinely
  9. Certeju de Sus
  10. certes
  11. Certeze

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Adapted from Wiktionary: certaynely (page history and authors); certainly (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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