surely Copy link Outline I. Securely, safelyII. Without doubt1. certē, certō (of a certainty)2. prŏfecto (an emphatic word, assuredly)3. nīmīrum (no doubt4. hercle, mehercle (rare)5. immo (īmo), vēro, ĕnimvēro (really, indeedIII. Implying a restriction • surely: I. Securely, safely: tūtē, firmĭter: v. safely, firmly. II. Without doubt: 1. certē, certō (of a certainty): v. certainly. 2. prŏfecto (an emphatic word, assuredly): it is not so, s. it is not, non est ita, non est p., Cic. Fl. 22, 53: you s. remember, meministi p., id. Am. 1, 2: Hor. 3. nīmīrum (no doubt: lit. strange if it were not so): v. undoubtedly. 4. hercle, mehercle (rare): hercŭle, mēhercule: hercŭles, mehercŭles (by Hercules: forms of asseveration common in dialogue): and s. (sure enough) so he did, et hercle ita fecit, Cic. Am. 11, 37: this I shall say with truth, s., vere mehercule hoc dicam, id. Plan. 26, 64. 5. immo (īmo), vēro, ĕnimvēro (really, indeed: esp. in reply to something that has been said): v. really, indeed. III. Implying a restriction: at least: certē, saltem: v. least, at.