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Webster 1913 Edition
Truly
1.
In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact;
as, to state things
. truly
; the facts are truly
representedI can not
truly
say how I came here. Shakespeare
2.
Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately;
as, to estimate
. truly
the weight of evidence3.
Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully;
as, to be
; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country. truly
attached to a loverBurke.
4.
Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.
His innocent babe [is]
truly
begotten. Shakespeare
5.
In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.
Beauty is excelled by manly grace
And wisdom, which alone is
And wisdom, which alone is
truly
fair. Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Truly
TRU'LY
,adv.
1.
According to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to see things truly; the facts are truly represented.2.
Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover. The citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country.3.
Exactly; justly; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.Definition 2024
truly
truly
English
Adverb
truly (comparative trulier or more truly, superlative truliest or most truly)
- In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.27:
- He adds, very truly, that what was fatal to such philosophies as his was not Christianity but the Copernican theory.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.27:
- Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
- That is truly all I know.
- Truly, that is all I know.
- Very.
- You are truly silly.
Derived terms
Translations
in accordance with the facts
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honestly, genuinely
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very
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