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tru·ly

   [troo-lee]
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.
EXPAND
6.
indeed; verily.
7.
sincerely: yours truly.
8.
Archaic. faithfully; loyally.
COLLAPSE
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English treuli, Old English trēowlīce. See true, -ly
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truly (ˈtruːlɪ)
 
—adv
1.  in a true, just, or faithful manner
2.  (intensifier): a truly great man
3.  indeed; really

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truly
O.E. treowlice, from treow (see true).
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