Associations to the word «Certainly»

Wiktionary

CERTAINLY, adverb. In a way which is certain; with certainty.
CERTAINLY, adverb. Without doubt, surely.
CERTAINLY, adverb. An emphatic affirmative answer; of course.

Dictionary definition

CERTAINLY, adverb. Definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn