† aˈsseverantly, adv. Obs.
[f. prec. + -ly2. Cf. L. assevērānter.]
By way of asseveration.
| c 1555 Harpsfield Divorce Hen. VIII (1878) 122 Not spoken asseverantly but opinionatively, and by the way of allegation. 1600 Abp. Abbot Exp. Jonah 562 To speak an untruth voluntarily and asseverantly, had been a shameful thing. |