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sure-enough

sure-enough adjective: real; actual; genuine.

Adjective

sure-enough (not comparable)

  1. (US, colloquial) Real; actual; genuine.

Questions about sure-enough

What does sure-enough mean?
Sure-enough means real; actual; genuine.
What part of speech is sure-enough?
Sure-enough is an adjective.

Words near sure-enough in the dictionary

  1. sure of oneself
  2. sure thing
  3. sure things
  4. sure up
  5. sure, Jan
  6. sure-enough
  7. sure-fire
  8. sure-footed
  9. sure-footedness
  10. sure-handed
  11. sure-handedly

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