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

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley