certainly
certainly
cer·tain·ly
/ˈsɚtn̩li/ adv
1 : without doubt : definitely
It will certainly rain tomorrow.
This year's festival was certainly much better than last year's.
Certainly [=surely] you can do a better job than that!
I'm certainly going to try.
The new version is most certainly easier to use.
The snake that bit her was almost certainly poisonous.
— sometimes used for emphasis
He didn't get the raise he was hoping for, but he's certainly not complaining.
I certainly didn't mean to offend anyone.
2 : of course
— used to answer questions
“Can I speak to you for a moment?” “Certainly.”
“Did I offend you?” “Oh, certainly not.” [=no, you did not offend me at all]
“May I join you?” “You most certainly may.”
