| Adj. | 1. | sure as shooting - absolutely certain; "it is sure as shooting that they will come" certain - established beyond doubt or question; definitely known; "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain" |
| Adv. | 1. | sure as shooting - definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely'); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech |