truly

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Pronunciation

/ˈtɹuːli/

Definition of truly

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

“He adds, very truly, that what was fatal to such philosophies as his was not Christianity but the Copernican theory.”

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adv

In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

“He adds, very truly, that what was fatal to such philosophies as his was not Christianity but the Copernican theory.”
(modal)Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.

“That is truly all I know.”
“Truly, that is all I know.”
Very.

“You are truly silly.”
“I’m distantly related to the truly great writer, Chaim Potok, which for a magazine editor seems like a good thing.”

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Etymology

From Middle English truely, treuly, treuli, trewely, treoweliche, treowliche, from Old English trēowlīċe (“faithfully; truly”), equivalent to true + -ly. Cognate with Dutch trouwelijk, Middle Low German truwlike, German treulich, Swedish trolig, Icelandic trygglega.