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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Undoutandly, Wndoutandly, adv. [18th c. Eng. undoubtingly (1742); Undoutand adv.] a. Without doubt or apprehension, unhesitatingly. b. Undoubtedly. = Undoutand adv. —a. c1400 Troy-bk. ii 788.
He ley before the gret altere … makyng soroufull chere … Wndoutandly [L. indubitanter] the dede bydand —b. 1551 Hamilton Cat. 64.
Undoutandly the abhominabil abusioun of the name of God … bringis apon us the vengeance of God
