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# decidedly

adverb (decidedly)

«decidedly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Clearly and without any doubt; very much: it was decidedly colder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/#m1)
2. In a firm way, showing you have made up your mind: «No,» she said decidedly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/#x1)
- «I'm not going,» said Alice decidedly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/#x2)
- The new playground is decidedly better than the old one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/#x3)
- The Rat was decidedly cross with Toad. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/#x4)
- The cake looked decidedly odd. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/#x5)
- She shook her head decidedly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/#x6)
- This maths test was decidedly harder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/#x7)
- The weather was decidedly against a picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/#x8)
- No, decidedly she was not at all like Lizina. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/#x9)

### 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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «decidedly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/decidedly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«decidedly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/decidedly.html) on Mova free.