Definitions for confidently
con·fi·dent·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. confidentlyadverb

   with confidence; in a confident manner

   "we have to do what is right confidently"

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1. confidentlyadverb

   In a confident manner; with confidence; with strong assurance; positively.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confidentlyadverb

   Etymology: from confident.

   1. Without doubt; without fear of miscarriage.

   We shall not be ever the less likely to meet with success, if we do not expect it too confidently. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   2. With firm trust.

   The maid becomes a youth; no more delay
   Your vows, but look, and confidently pay. Dryden.

   3. Without appearance of doubt; without suspecting any failure or deficiency; positively; dogmatically.

   Many men least of all know what they themselves most confidently boast. Ben Jonson, Discoveries.

   It is strange how the ancients took up experiments upon credit, and yet did build great matters upon them: the observation of some of the best of them, delivered confidently, is, that a vessel filled with ashes will receive the like quantity of water as if it had been empty; but this is utterly untrue. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 34.

   Every fool may believe, and pronounce confidently; but wise men will conclude firmly. South.

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1. confidently

   Confidently is an adverb that refers to the ability to do something in a self-assured manner, with certainty in oneself, one's abilities, or a particular outcome. It indicates a sense of trust, reliance, or firm belief in something or someone without apprehension or doubt.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Confidentlyadverb

   with confidence; with strong assurance; positively

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   Daniel

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of confidently in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of confidently in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of confidently in a Sentence

1. Helen Mountford:

   There's a lot of big statements, which don't have the details underneath : exactly when, how much, who's going to do what, i think what we can say pretty confidently though, is that, no, they don't get us far enough.

2. Michael Crichton, Prey:

   Each generation writes off earlier errors as the result of bad thinking, of less able minds--and then confidently embarks on making fresh errors of its own.

3. Henry David Thoreau:

   I have learned this at least by my experiment that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavours to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.

4. B. J. Gupta:

   Man talking confidently about God is like a toy talking confidently about man.

5. Justice Secretary John Tilley:

   Medical examiners can now confidently say that this child, sadly, died in her sleep.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=confidently
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Confidently
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=confidently
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/confidently