Certainly
Certainly adverb - Without any question.
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Especially and certainly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Especially" instead an adverb "Certainly".
Especially
Especially adverb - In the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others.
Certainly and especially are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Certainly" instead an adverb "Especially".
Nearby Word: especial
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Related pairs
- very and certainly
- very and especially
- extremely and certainly
- extremely and especially
- precisely and certainly
- precisely and especially
- really and certainly
- really and especially
- positively and certainly
- positively and especially
- definitely and certainly
- definitely and especially
- markedly and certainly
- markedly and especially
Both words in one sentence
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She gets it from her Dad- Big Bob is certainly hammy, especially when ranting about beepers, and Olga can really ham when she's Wangsting.
Source: Large Ham / Western Animation - Cloud Cuckoolander: Toby Driver certainly comes off this way, especially in maudlin of the Well.
Source: Music / maudlin of the Well -
I'm only a prince.Ella: But your name's not really Kit.Kit: Oh, certainly it is, and my father still calls me that, when he's especially un-peeved at me.Ella: But you're no apprentice.Kit: I am.
Source: Film / Cinderella (2015)
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