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truly

[ troo-lee ]

adverb

  1. in accordance with fact or truth; truthfully:

    ever his faults, he lived a life that can be truly said to be significant.

  2. legitimately; by right:

    Those assets and properties are no longer truly his.

  3. We're truly sorry for the delay.

  4. to the fullest extent or degree:

    The property should be viewed to truly appreciate all it has to offer.

  5. to a great extent or degree:

    The film is littered with some truly dreadful sequences.

  6. sincerely (a conventional term used at the end of a letter):

    Yours truly, Allan Burns.

  7. exactly; accurately; correctly:

    The clock runs truly.

  8. To truly worship God, we must know Him and not be ignorant of His glorious nature.

  9. indeed; without doubt; verily:

    Truly, she is a fair-haired angel.

  10. Archaic. faithfully; loyally.


truly

/ ˈٰːɪ /

adverb

  1. in a true, just, or faithful manner
  2. (intensifier)

    a truly great man

  3. indeed; really
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of truly1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English treuli, Old English ٰŧǷɱī; tru(e) + -ly ( def )
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Example Sentences

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“I pray they back off and see that there would be real glory in speaking up and supporting ’60 Minutes,’ which is truly a national treasure,” Bettag said.

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“It was a truly moving moment when the crowd sang the national anthem along with our harmonica performance,” Kim said.

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As much as Joe desperately wants to believe that love is the motivator for his actions, he isn’t truly seeking love.

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For Barcelona, a chance to complete a remarkable renewal, a chance to show their critics yet again that rumours about their death truly were exaggerated.

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"We are truly sorry for this inconvenience," it wrote in a post on X.

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