さぞかし

Also written 嘸かし

Meanings

1. Adverb certainly; surely See also: さぞ. See also: さぞや.

Example sentences

• でかしたね。ご両親もさぞかし鼻が高いでしょうね。
  Well done! Your parents must be proud of you.
• さぞかしお腹がすいているだろう。
  You must be very hungry now.
• こんなにすばらしい本を書くとは、著者はさぞかしりっぱな学者だろう。
  What a good scholar the author must be to write such a splendid book!
• 彼女は若いときさぞかし美人だったに違いない。
  She must have been a beauty when she was young.

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