Overview of adj sure_enough

The adj sure-enough has 1 sense

• honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old, sure-enough -- ((used informally especially for emphasis); "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel")

Overview of adv sure_enough

The adv sure enough has 2 senses

• sure enough -- (as supposed or expected; "sure enough, he asked her for money again")


• surely, certainly, sure, for sure, for certain, sure enough, sure as shooting -- (definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come")