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decidedly

/dɪˈsaɪdɪdli/ adverb C1
  1. In a manner which leaves little question; definitely, clearly. · In a decidedly petulant manner she sat with crossed arms and a frown.
  2. In a decided or final manner; resolutely.
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She wore a faded brown sailor hat and beneath the hat, extending down her back, were two braids of very thick, decidedly red hair.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 13 · C1
“Then I’m Conservative too,” said Anne decidedly.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 134 · C1
“Well, anyway, when I am grown up,” said Anne decidedly, “I’m always going to talk to little girls as if they were too, and I’ll never laugh when they use big words.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 143 · C1
When Anne, with tears rolling over her cheeks, had gone sorrowfully upstairs, Matthew, who had been apparently sound asleep on the lounge during the whole dialogue, opened his eyes and said decidedly:
Anne of Green Gables, p. 146 · C1

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