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  • 101sure — ● sur, sure adjectif (francique sûr) Qui a une saveur légèrement aigre ou acide. ● sur, sure (difficultés) adjectif (francique sûr) Orthographe et sens L adjectif sur (= un peu acide, aigrelet) s écrit sans accent circonflexe …

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  • 102sûre — ● sur, sure adjectif (francique sûr) Qui a une saveur légèrement aigre ou acide. ● sur, sure (difficultés) adjectif (francique sûr) Orthographe et sens L adjectif sur (= un peu acide, aigrelet) s écrit sans accent circonflexe …

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  • 103sure — Synonyms and related words: OK, Roger, abiding, absolute, absolutely, accurate, adducible, admissible, agape, agog, all agog, all right, alright, alrighty, amen, anticipant, anticipating, anticipative, anticipatory, apodictic, arrogant, as you… …

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  • 104sure — [ʃɔ:, ʃʊə] adjective 1》 completely confident that one is right. 2》 (sure of/to do something) certain to receive, get, or do something. 3》 undoubtedly true; completely reliable. 4》 confident or assured. adverb [often as exclamation] informal,… …

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  • 105sure-handed — adjective proficient and confident in performance promising playwrights...sure handed enough to turn out top drawer scripts • Similar to: ↑skilled * * * ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : having or held to have hands that are sure in performing some… …

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  • 106sure thing — Synonyms and related words: OK, Roger, absolutely, all right, alright, alrighty, amen, as you say, assuredly, aye, best bet, by all means, certainly, certainty, cinch, da, dead sure thing, exactly, favorable prospect, fine, good, good chance,… …

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  • 107sure-enough — adjective (used informally especially for emphasis) (Freq. 1) a real honest to god live cowboy had us a high old time went upriver to look at a sure enough fish wheel • Syn: ↑honest to god, ↑honest to goodness, ↑old …

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  • 108sure thing — 1. {n.}, {informal} Something sure to happen; something about which there is no doubt. * /It s no fun betting on a sure thing./ 2. {adv.} Of course; certainly * /Sure thing, I ll be glad to do it for you./ Compare: FOR SURE(2), SURE ENOUGH …

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  • 109sure thing — 1. {n.}, {informal} Something sure to happen; something about which there is no doubt. * /It s no fun betting on a sure thing./ 2. {adv.} Of course; certainly * /Sure thing, I ll be glad to do it for you./ Compare: FOR SURE(2), SURE ENOUGH …

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  • 110sure, surely — Correct usage calls for a strict division between sure (an adjective) and surely (an adverb). One says That was a sure sign of his interest and That was surely a sign of his interest. In the first sentence, sure qualifies the noun sign; in the… …

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