decidedly

«decidedly» in Mova's school dictionary: Clearly and without any doubt; very much: it was… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (decidedly)

meaning for a pupil

1) Clearly and without any doubt; very much: it was decidedly colder. tree →

2) In a firm way, showing you have made up your mind: «No,» she said decidedly. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in stories and formal writing to make a description stronger or to show someone is firm. Alice in Wonderland often uses it: Alice speaks decidedly when she is sure of herself. In a story it tells you the feeling is clear and certain.

examples

• It was decidedly colder this morning. tree →
• «I'm not going,» said Alice decidedly. tree →
• The new playground is decidedly better than the old one. tree →
• The Rat was decidedly cross with Toad. tree →
• The cake looked decidedly odd. tree →
• She shook her head decidedly. tree →
• This maths test was decidedly harder. tree →
• The weather was decidedly against a picnic. tree →
• No, decidedly she was not at all like Lizina. tree →

note

Adverb of «decided». Two meanings: «clearly/very» (decidedly better) and «firmly» (said decidedly). Not the same as «decisively», which means acting quickly and firmly to settle something.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «decidedly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.