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Definition of In spades
1. Adverb. Without question and beyond doubt. "By all odds they should win"
Partainyms: Decided, Emphatic, Unquestionable
Definition of In spades
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) To excess, a lot, considerably; without restraint. ¹
2. Adverb. Beyond doubt. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of In Spades
Literary usage of In spades
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Good Bridge: A Classification and Analysis of the Best Plays as Played To by Charles Stuart Street (1907)
"You can double spades when you are strong in spades, even if the red suits ...
You can also double spades if weak in spades, but strong in the side suits. ..."
2. Foster on Auction: A Complete Exposition of the Latest Developments of by Robert Frederick Foster (1918)
"Then he can add one for the king value in spades, ruffing the second round. ...
B has the same values in spades that Y has in hearts, 2 in clubs and 1 in ..."
3. Auction Methods Up-to-date by Milton Cooper Work (1920)
"If strong in Spades and weak in Hearts his bid of two Spades is obvious, ...
The bid does not show greater strength in Spades than the pass does in Hearts. ..."
4. The Court-gamester by Richard Seymour (1722)
"... and two in black: but they are never caU'd^ Manilla^ but when the Suits to
which they belong are Trumps: as for Example, when we play in Spades, ..."
5. Westminster Papers: A Monthly Journal of Chess, Whist, Games of Skill and by Westminster Chess Club, London (1879)
"And as at trick 6, in the first game (A leading) so at trick 7 in this I make A
take the remaining trick in Spades, to prevent Z ruffing. ..."
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