assured

adj, noun — 4 senses

assured

adj

UK /əˈʃʊəd/ · US /əˈʃʊɹd/

1

Guaranteed; secure.

2

Self-confident; self-assured; sure.

Youngster Townsend caught the eye on the wing, with his fantastic goal capping a classy performance, while Danny Rose continued his rapid development with an assured display at full-back.2011 December 15, Marc Higginson, “Shamrock Rovers 0 - 4 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport:

3

Obsolete Reliable, confirmed.

What thinkſt thou man, ſhal come of our attempts? For euen as from aſſured oracle, I take thy doome for ſatiſfaction.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire; London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act II, scene iii:

Synonyms: sicker
Derived terms: assuredly, assuredness, mutual assured destruction, overassured, self-assured, unassured, underassured

assured

noun

1

An insured person.

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