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Definition of "decidedly" []

  • In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly. (adverb)
  • In a decided or final manner; resolutely. (adverb)

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Use "decidedly" in a sentence
  • "But Joan — in decidedly unsexy pajamas — overcomes her weakness for Roger, side-stepping his come-ons and sending him on his way: "I'm not a solution to your problems; I'm just another problem," she says."
  • "He got caught with some miniscule number of vintage photos (out of a lot of tens of thousands) that showed young people in decidedly non-sexual positions, but still were judged child porn."
  • "That's not really the case locally, where cyclists have been encouraged by, among others, our alleged mayor and his predecessor (who does not recall Ol 'Tom's Critical Mass cruise?) to act in decidedly anti-social, self-destructive, and quite foolish manners."