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Considerably, in the extreme; also, without restraint. For example, They were having money problems, in spades, or Jan told him what he really thought of him, in spades. This expression alludes to spades as the highest-ranking suit in various card games, such as bridge, and transfers "highest" to other extremes. [Colloquial; 1920s]
The adverb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
without question and beyond doubt
Synonyms: decidedly, unquestionably, emphatically, definitely, by all odds
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