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tru⋅ly

  [troo-lee]
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–adverb
1. in accordance with fact or truth; truthfully.
2. exactly; accurately; correctly.
3. rightly; properly; duly.
4. legitimately; by right.
5. really; genuinely; authentically.
6. indeed; verily.
7. sincerely: yours truly.
8. Archaic. faithfully; loyally.
Origin:
bef. 1000; ME treuli, OE trēowlīce. See true, -ly
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tru·ly   (trōō'lē)   
adv.  
  1. Sincerely; genuinely: We are truly sorry for the inconvenience.
  2. Truthfully; accurately: reported the matter truly.
  3. Indeed: truly ugly.
  4. Properly: not truly civilized.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Truly

Tru"ly\, adv. [From True.]

1. In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented.

I can not truly say how I came here. --Shak.

2. Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.

3. Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country. --Burke.

4. Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.

His innocent babe [is] truly begotten. --Shak.

5. In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.

Beauty is excelled by manly grace And wisdom, which alone is truly fair. --Milton.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : truly
Spanish: verdaderamente, realmente,
German: wahrhaftig,
Japanese: 本当に
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