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sure enough adverb Surely, certainly; really, without fail.

1864 Warrick CW Letters (April 1) I think that tha[y] will hav fitin to Doo shor A nof for I think th[e] yankes will Giv us A fit be fore minnie Days. 1895 Edson and Fairchild TN Mts 374 = certainly, without fail. “Are you going, shore nuff?” 1939 Hall Coll (Tow String Creek NC) All you got to do is show us how, and we will sure enough put it [=a fire] out. 1963 Edwards Gravel 99 That’s what scared her shore nuff. 1974 Dabney Mt Spirits 26 My daddy said they went to givin’ corn likker to me when I was sure enough young, just a toddler.

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