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Decidedly means In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly..
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/dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/ · adverb
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."
'I understand it was the big American man with a decidedly unpleasant face.'
The long-closed G.W.R. station alongside has a decidedly derelict-looking frontage, with eight gargoyles or figureheads still clinging to the portico.
In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr. And Mrs. Smith (both in “Treehouse Of Horror XVIII”) but in 1992 the field was wide-open and the show could cherry-pick the most iconic and beloved fright fare of all time.
‘We can't,’ said Vera decidedly, ‘we haven't any boats and we're cut off by a raging torrent from any human habitation.’
Use decidedly when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Decidedly means In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly..
Common synonyms include emphatically, unquestionably, definitely, by all odds.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
In a decidedly petulant manner she sat with crossed arms and a frown.
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