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    [Adjective]  | "sure-enough" | \ ˈshu̇r-ə-ˈnəf \


    1: actual, genuine, real


    Origin: circa 1846 ;

    [Adverb]  | "sure enough" 


    1: as one might expect : certainly


    Origin: circa 1545 ;

    [Adjective]  | "sure-enough" 


    1: being exactly as appears or as claimed;


      * e.g., " ... a sure-enough ghost town that is a relic of the gold rush days "





    2: existing in fact and not merely as a possibility;


      * e.g., " ... the inventor showed that he did have a sure-enough death ray "





     [ "sure enough" ]

    1: Used mainly around kent and london in the UK this phrase summarises the feeling of being impressed by something with out going into detail. This can be used for varying levels of reaction.

      * e.g.,  ... "You know Dave? He beat the shit out of Gary last night down the wreck!" "Sure enough!" 

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