sure
1. sure \'shu.(*)r, esp South 'sho-(*)r\ aj [ME, fr. MF sur, fr. L securus
secure] obs 1: safe from danger or harm 2: firmly established : STEADFAST
3: RELIABLE, TRUSTWORTHY 4: ASSURED, CONFIDENT 5: admitting of no doubt
: CERTAIN 6a: bound to happen : INEVITABLE {~ disaster} 6b: DESTINED,
BOUND {he is ~ to win} g no doubt of one's opinion or conclusion. SURE usu.
stresses the subjective or intuitive feeling of assurance; CERTAIN may
apply to a basing of a conclusion or conviction on definite grounds or
indubitable evidence; POSITIVE intensifies sureness or certainty and may
imply opiniated conviction or forceful expression of it; COCKSURE implies
presumptuous or careless positiveness - sure.ness n SYN syn SURE, CERTAIN,
POSITIVE, COCKSURE mean havin
2. sure av : SURELY