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decidedly

/dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/

decidedly adverb: in a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly.

Adverb

decidedly (comparative more decidedly, superlative most decidedly)

  1. In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly.
    • In a decidedly petulant manner she sat with crossed arms and a frown.
    • "We progress," said he. "Decidedly we progress."1913, Arthur Conan Doyle, “(please specify the page)”, in The Poison Belt […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
  2. In a decided or final manner; resolutely.
    • ‘We can't,’ said Vera decidedly, ‘we haven't any boats and we're cut off by a raging torrent from any human habitation.’1914, Saki, ‘The Lull’, Beasts and Superbeasts

decidedly meaning in Urdu and Malayalam

decidedly in Urdu

البتہ

decidedly in Malayalam

സ്പഷ്ടമായി, ഉറപ്പായി, നിസ്സംശയം, തീർച്ചയായി

Examples of decidedly in a sentence

  • 'I understand it was the big American man with a decidedly unpleasant face.'1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 7, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 121:
  • The long-closed G.W.R. station alongside has a decidedly derelict-looking frontage, with eight gargoyles or figureheads still clinging to the portico.1952 February, R. A. H. Weight, “A Railway Recorder in Wessex”, in Railway Magazine, page 131:
  • In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr.2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired...

Forms of decidedly

comparativemore decidedly
superlativemost decidedly

Origin of decidedly

From decided + -ly.

Questions about decidedly

What does decidedly mean?
Decidedly means in a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly.
What is decidedly in Urdu?
Decidedly in Urdu is البتہ. See Decidedly meaning in Urdu.
How do you use decidedly in a sentence?
'I understand it was the big American man with a decidedly unpleasant face.'
What part of speech is decidedly?
Decidedly is an adverb.
How do you pronounce decidedly?
Decidedly is pronounced /dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/.

Words near decidedly in the dictionary

  1. decide on
  2. decide upon
  3. decided
  4. decided on
  5. decided upon
  6. decidedly
  7. decidedness
  8. decideds
  9. decidedst
  10. decidement
  11. decidements

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: decidedly (page history and authors); decidedly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); decidedly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (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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