Hypertext Webster Gateway: "indeed"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Indeed \In*deed"\, adv. [Prep. in + deed.]
In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; -- used in a
variety of sense. Esp.:
(a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so.
(b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are
right.
(c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you? Its meaning is
not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form
of expression which it accompanies.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
indeed
adv 1: in truth (often tends to intensify); "they said the car
would break down and indeed it did"; "it is very cold
indeed"; "was indeed grateful"; "indeed, the rain may
still come"; "he did so do it!" [syn: {so}]
2: (used as an interjection to express surprise or skepticism
or irony etc.) "Wants to marry the butler? Indeed!"
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