truly
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truly
- /ˈtɹuːli/
Rhymes with -uːli
Where it comes from
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.
adverb trulier · more truly · truliest · most truly · trooly · truely
- 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.
- Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really. That is truly all I know.
- Very. You are truly silly.
Similar: frankly, sincerely, literally, exceedingly
