well and truly

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well and truly

  • /ˌwɛl n̩ ˈtɹuːli/ UK
  • /ˌwɛl n̩ ˈtɹuli/ US

Rhymes with -uːli

adverb

  1. idiomatic, not comparable Completely; utterly; without doubt. Many people remained in their hiding places until the war was well and truly over.

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adv completely; utterly; without doubt — see also completely

Españolen toda la línea
Françaisbel et bien
Ελληνικάαπολύτως apolýtos, εντελώς entelós, πέρα για πέρα péra gia péra
Русскийоснова́тельно osnovátelʹno, по́лностью pólnostʹju

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@misc{well_and_truly_2026,
  title = {well and truly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/well%20and%20truly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}