# undoubtedly

Pronunciation: say "un-DOWT-id-lee" /ʌnˈdaʊtɪdli/

## Adverb

1. Without any doubt; in a way that is certain and beyond question.
   - Simple: Used to show that something is certainly true and cannot be doubted.
   - _The discovery undoubtedly changed how researchers understood the disease._
   - _His sharp remarks were undoubtedly meant to provoke a reaction from the panel._

## Origin

From Middle English undoutedly, equivalent to undoubted plus the suffix -ly.

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