てっきり

surely, certainly, beyond doubt

What does てっきり mean?

てっきり is a Japanese noun meaning surely, certainly, beyond doubt in English. It is written as てっきり in hiragana, and tekkiri in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

てっきりあなたが我々といっしょに来られるものと思っていました。

I took it for granted that you would come with us.