decidedly
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++de·cid·ed·ly /dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/ ●○○ adverb 1 [+adj/adverb]VERY definitely or in a way that is easily noticed 肯定地,无疑地;明显地 Cole’s style is decidedly more formal than the previous manager’s. 科尔的待人处事风格显然比前任经理要拘谨。2 DETERMINED British English written in a way that shows that you are very sure about a decision 坚决地,坚定地 ‘I’m not going to do it, ’ said Margaret decidedly. “这件事我不做。” 玛格丽特坚决地说。Examples from the Corpus
decidedly• One particular candidate responding to the survey went to a great deal of trouble to commit his decidedly anti-headhunting views to paper.• His gingery short cropped hair decidedly came from the former.• Well, I hope so, and not just because my own wardrobe is decidedly denim dominated.• What he had to announce for this year was, particularly in its revenue-raising aspects, decidedly thin, indeed fiscally neutral.• It was too early in the trip for a serious attempt and all of us were decidedly under the weather.• Some managers were decidedly uneasy about the changes.• He arrived at Vera Cruz on November 30, but found himself a decidedly unwelcome visitor.de·cid·ed·ly adverbChineseSyllable
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decidedly
de‧cid‧ed‧ly /dɪˈsaɪdədli, dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/
adverb
Cole’s style is decidedly more formal than the previous manager’s.
2. British English written in a way that shows that you are very sure about a decision:
‘I’m not going to do it,’ said Margaret decidedly.
de‧cid‧ed‧ly /dɪˈsaɪdədli, dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/
adverb Word Family: noun: decision, indecision; adverb: decidedly, decisively ≠ indecisively; adjective: decided ≠ undecided, decisive ≠ indecisive; verb: decide
1. [+ adjective/adverb] definitely or in a way that is easily noticed:
2. British English written in a way that shows that you are very sure about a decision:
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