adverb
Etymology: so called fr. the fact that spades are the highest suit in some card games (as bridge)
1. slang : emphatically , decidedly , distinctly , intensely
whether you realize it or not, you've got trouble — in spades — Jerry Bradley
have thought him a stinker, in spades, for many years — Inez Robb
it was a whirlwind romance, in spades — Larry Phelps
2. slang : without hesitation or glossing over : plainly , frankly , relentlessly
he gave it to me in spades and there was nothing I could deny
I was going to tell him off — in spades — Frank Bridges