surer
USSHUUR-er/ˈʃʊɹɚ/UK · AUSSHAW-ruh/ˈʃoːɹə/
- 1Comparative of sure.
The second round of tests made the doctors surer of their diagnosis.
Each rehearsal left the actors surer of their lines.
Note
A comparative that follows sure into its gradable meanings: surer of a diagnosis (more certain in belief), a surer footing (more reliable). It sits alongside more sure, and both are correct; the inflected form is the usual everyday choice. It belongs to the adjective only. The conversational sure meaning "certainly" has no comparative of this kind.
surer is a form of sure
sure, adjective: Confident and free of doubt in one's knowledge or belief. Full entry
- Spelling
- sure → surer: add -r
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