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ainly; infallibly; undoubtedly; assuredly. In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Gen. ii. 17. He that created something out of nothing, surely can raise great things out of small. South.

Characterized by leisure; taking abundant tome; not hurried; as, a leisurely manner; a leisurely walk.

Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated, adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.

Circumspectly; deliberately; leisurely. [Obs.] Shak.

; that which precedes. South. The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric language, has surely its antecedents. Max Miller.

release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surely for his appearance in court. The bail must be real, substantial bondsmen. Blackstone. A. and B. were bail to the arrest in a suit at law. Kent.

one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch some one of the company and tell who it is. Surely he fancies I play at blindman's buff with him, for he thinks I never have my eyes open. Stillingfleet.

The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left hand. Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand. Spenser.

ght; well-proportioned; good- looking; handsome. He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was very beautiful when he was young. South. Not once perceive their foul disfigurement But boast themselves more comely than before. Milton.

any effect; equal weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation; requital. [Obs.] Surely, the present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor countervail for the bitterness of the review. South.

il). [Obs.] Denouncing wrath to come. Milton. I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish. Deut. xxx. 18.

ccount. Plain good intention . . . is as easily discovered at the first view, as fraud is surely detected at last. Burke. Like following life through creatures you dissect, You lose it in the moment you detect. Pope.

ng great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful. A dread eternity! how surely mine. Young.

Firmly; surely.

To move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to walk step by step, or leisurely.

Metaphorically used for what is transitory. Surely the people is grass. Is. xl. 7.

Certainly; surely; indeed. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow trot; to move slowly, leisurely, or monotonously; -- usually with on, sometimes with over. Jog on, jog on, the footpath way. Shak. So hung his destiny, never to rot, While he might still jog on and keep his trot. Milton . The good old ways our sires jogged safely ov…

Leisurely. [Obs.] Hooker.

leisure more to say. Dryden. At leisure. (a) Free from occupation; not busy. (b) In a leisurely manner; at a convenient time.