different between surely vs obviously
surely
English
Etymology
From Middle English surely; equivalent to sure +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /????li/, /????li/
- (US) IPA(key): /????li/, /????li/, /???li/
- Homophone: Shirley (in some dialects)
- Rhymes: -??(?)li, -??(?)li
Adverb
surely (comparative surelier or more surely, superlative sureliest or most surely)
- Without fail.
- Certainly, undoubtedly.
- With confidence.
Quotations
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Luke 1:1
- Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us […].
Synonyms
- certainly, wis (obsolete)
Translations
Anagrams
- Ruleys, Ruyles, Ulerys, Ulreys, syluer
Middle English
Alternative forms
- surly, suerly, surliche, surelich, seurly, suyrly, swrly, seurerly, seuirly, sureli, sewrly, sourely, sewerly, swerly, sewrlye, surelye
Etymology
From sure +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?s?u?rli?/, /?siu?rli?/, /?su?rli?/
Adverb
surely (comparative surelier)
- safely (with safety and security)
- totally, bindingly, without doubt
- For sure, with certainty.
- truely, actually, really
- totally, entirely, wholly
- With conviction and belief; assuredly
Descendants
- English: surely
- Scots: shuirly
References
- “seurl?, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-21.
surely From the web:
- what surly means
- what surely means
- what surly means in spanish
- what surely in french
- what's surely in farsi
- surely what a man does
- surely what does it mean
- what does surely mean
obviously
English
Etymology
obvious +? -ly
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /??(b).vi.?s.li/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??(b).v??s.li/
- Hyphenation: ob?vi?ous?ly
Adverb
obviously (comparative more obviously, superlative most obviously)
- In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
- She was in floods of tears and obviously very upset.
- (colloquial) Used as a filler word, or to introduce information even when not obvious.
- You weren't to know, but I've spoken to, obviously, Jim about this, and ...
Synonyms
- (in an obvious manner): apparently, clearly, evidently, manifestly, obvi; see also Thesaurus:obviously
Derived terms
- obvi
Translations
obviously From the web:
- what obviously means
- what's obviously mean in spanish
- obviously not meaning
- what obviously in marathi
- obviously what does it mean
- obviously what is meaning in hindi
- obviously what you want
- obviously what is the definition
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