truly
[
troo
-lee]
/ˈtru li/
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
before 1000;
Middle English
treuli,
Old English
trēowlīce.
See
true
,
-ly
Examples from the web for
truly
The timber-frame arbor shown at left covers an outlying patio on the same property, and it is
truly
spectacular in the daylight.
The faculty is
truly
convivial and the teaching load allows time for research and writing.
It gives them more credibility while providing them with an important window on what is
truly
relevant.
Only if he does that, you will
truly
have options to choose from.
In this exercise he was
truly
impressive, for he had enormous strength as well as speed and grace.
So fixed is this habit that his art,
truly
, is independent of his bodily state.
It remains to be seen whether his famously gloomy prediction is
truly
wrong or merely postponed.
It would be
truly
awesome to find another method that enhances vision past laser enhancement.
It has been a while since a
truly
revolutionary discovery in physics has been made, maybe this is it.
Perhaps, the scientists thought, the same would hold true for scrawny specimens versus the
truly
buff.
British Dictionary definitions for
truly
truly
/
ˈtruːlɪ
/
adverb
1.
in a true, just, or faithful manner
2.
(intensifier):
a truly great man
3.
indeed; really
See also
yours truly
Word Origin and History for
truly
adv.
Old English
treowlice
, from
treow
(see
true
).