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truly

[ troo-lee ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in accordance with fact or truth; truthfully:
Whatever his faults, he lived a life that can be truly said to be significant.
legitimately; by right:
Those assets and properties are no longer truly his.
really; genuinely; honestly:
We're truly sorry for the delay.
to the fullest extent or degree:
The property should be viewed to truly appreciate all it has to offer.
to a great extent or degree:
The film is littered with some truly dreadful sequences.
sincerely (a conventional term used at the end of a letter):
Yours truly, Allan Burns.
exactly; accurately; correctly:
The clock runs truly.
rightly; properly; duly:
To truly worship God, we must know Him and not be ignorant of His glorious nature.
indeed; without doubt; verily:
Truly, she is a fair-haired angel.
Archaic. faithfully; loyally.

truly

/ ˈtruːlɪ /

Origin of truly¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English treuli, Old English trēowlīce; tru(e) + -ly ( def )

That would truly be a milestone to celebrate—until you see what that record “diversity” actually means.

But he was always uncommonly gracious, a truly gentle man, willing to dispense wisdom and perspective when asked.

To be a parent is to be able to offer truly unconditional love.

The latest novel from Samantha Harvey is truly superb, but left its reviewer at a loss for how to describe it.

“I truly believe there is a Santa Claus” said Rep. Kerry Bentivolio.

At last there appeared some probability of their accomplishing this, after a most curious and truly Mexican fashion.

Truly it was a most enjoyable season and experience, but there is no joy without its alley here below—not even at the North Pole!

What she meant neither the Reverend John Dodd, or any other male person, could ever truly know.

Truly, with four or five thousand Chinese, the community would be well served and the country free from danger.

Truly the flag of Britain was trailing in the mire, or these men would not have dared to address him in that fashion.

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