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verily

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ver⋅i⋅ly

  [ver-uh-lee]
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–adverb
in truth; really; indeed.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME; see very, -ly
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ver·i·ly   (věr'ə-lē)   
adv.  

  1. In truth; in fact.

  2. With confidence; assuredly.


[Middle English verraily, from verrai, true; see very.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

verily 
c.1300, from M.E. verray "true, real" (see very) + -ly.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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