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Webster 1913 Edition


Truly

Tru′ly

,
adv.
[From
True
.]
1.
In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact;
as, to state things
truly
; the facts are
truly
represented
.
I can not
truly
say how I came here.
Shakespeare
2.
Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately;
as, to estimate
truly
the weight of evidence
.
3.
Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully;
as, to be
truly
attached to a lover
; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country.
Burke.
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
truly
fair.
Milton.

Webster 1828 Edition


Truly

TRU'LY

,
adv.
[from true.] In fact; in deed; in reality.
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)

  1. 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.
  2. Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
    That is truly all I know.
    Truly, that is all I know.
  3. Very.
    You are truly silly.

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