indeed

adverb

Without a doubt; certainly.

In fact; in reality.

interjection

Used to express surprise, skepticism, or irony.

In fact; in reality; in truth: used emphatically, or as noting a concession or admission; or interjectionally, as an expression of surprise; or interrogatively, for the purpose of obtaining confirmation.

[Originally written separately as two words, as still when an adjective, as very, qualifies the noun.