Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adverb Sincerely; genuinely.
- adverb Truthfully; accurately.
- adverb Indeed.
- adverb Properly.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a true manner; in accordance with truth.
- With truth; truthfully; rightly.
- Exactly; accurately; precisely; correctly; unerringly; unmistakably; justly.
- Naturally; with truth to nature.
- Sincerely; faithfully; loyally; constantly; honestly.
- Certainly; surely.
- Verily.
- According to law; legitimately.
- In deed; in truth; in reality; in fact: often used emphatically, sometimes expletively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact.
- adverb Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately.
- adverb Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; ; the citizens are
truly loyal to their prince or their country. - adverb Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.
- adverb In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In accordance with the facts;
truthfully ,accurately . - adverb
Honestly ,genuinely , in fact,really . - adverb
Very .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb by right
- adverb with sincerity; without pretense
- adverb in accordance with truth or fact or reality
- adverb in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Among those who are truly wise," she said, her voice giving emphasis to the word _truly_.
The Allen House 1847
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Not that her expression truly mattered, for she changed it as she changed hats, selecting them to augment whatever aura she wished to project.
One Night in Scotland Karen Hawkins 2010
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I am so sorry to learn that the old John McCain truly is gone forever.
Bill Clinton Stumps for Challenger in Georgia Senate Runoff - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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(Too Soon), a follow up to his I Bought Andy Warhol, because I find the title truly heart-breaking and a real Warhol puzzler.
David Finkle: Books, Books and More Books, or Tote That Bookbag 2009
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The Mandy of the title truly is the star of the film, as almost all of the adults underplay their scenes with her to help her shine brighter.
Mandy (1952) | Happy Share Scott at 6:56 AM 2009
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Perhaps Harper has some insight that says Martin truly is innocent in this mess, so he has to head Gomery off at the pass.
brain trust 2005
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Moreover, in this conceptual cognition, the referent object of the label truly established existence exists (namely, truly established existence).
Introductory Survey of Objects of Cognition: Gelug Presentation 2006
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The Faith Women were notorious for keeping news of the outside world away from the retreat, and word of Tacit and the revolt in Pell—which was the first time his name truly began to be spoken—could not possibly have reached her.
Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001
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The Faith Women were notorious for keeping news of the outside world away from the retreat, and word of Tacit and the revolt in Pell—which was the first time his name truly began to be spoken—could not possibly have reached her.
Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001
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The Faith Women were notorious for keeping news of the outside world away from the retreat, and word of Tacit and the revolt in Pell—which was the first time his name truly began to be spoken—could not possibly have reached her.
Sir Apropos of Nothing PETER DAVID 2001
gangerh commented on the word truly
'Truly Scrumptious' - 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'.
February 11, 2008