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sure-enough

American  
[shoor-i-nuhf, shur-] / ˈʃʊər ɪˈnʌf, ˈʃɜr- /

adjective

Older Use.

  1. real; genuine.

sure enough Idioms  

  1. Actually, as one might have thought, as in Sure enough, the plane was three hours late. [Mid-1500s]

Etymology

Origin of sure-enough

First recorded in 1535–45

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