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truly en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɹuːli/
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Etymology

From Middle English truely, treuly, treuli, trewely, treoweliche, treowliche, from Old English trēowlīċe (“faithfully; truly”), equivalent to true + -ly. Cognate with Dutch trouwelijk, Middle Low German truwlike, German treulich, Swedish trolig, Icelandic trygglega.

Meanings

1. In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
   • He adds, very truly, that what was fatal to such philosophies as his was not Christianity but the Copernican theory. 1946, Bertrand Russell, chapter I, in History of Western Philosophy, page 27:
2. (modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
   • That is truly all I know.
   • Truly, that is all I know.
3. (qualifier:degree) Very.
   • I’m distantly related to the truly great writer, Chaim Potok, which for a magazine editor seems like a good thing. 2014 August 20, Mark Potok, “What’s in a Name?”, in Southern Poverty Law Center:
   • You are truly silly.

Forms

Deriveds

truly yours · really truly · well and truly · untruly · yours truly

Synonyms

frankly (truthfully, accurately) · literally · sincerely · in point of fact (in fact, really) · exceedingly · extremely (very)

Translations (122)

it veramente (very) · ru действи́тельно (honestly, genuinely) · de echt (very) · ru ве́рно (in accordance with the facts) · el πράγματι (very) · ja 本当に (very) · uk і́стинно (in accordance with the facts) · grc ἀληθῶς (in accordance with the facts) · ta உண்மையிலேயே (honestly, genuinely) · ru че́стно (in accordance with the facts) · de ehrlich (honestly, genuinely) · el αληθώς (in accordance with the facts) · scn veraménti (in accordance with the facts) · ru и́скренне (in accordance with the facts) · fr vraiment (in accordance with the facts) · pl serio (in accordance with the facts) · uk спра́вді (honestly, genuinely) · pl prawdziwie (in accordance with the facts) · ta ரொம்ப (very) · hu igazán (honestly, genuinely) · txb auspa (honestly, genuinely) · cs doopravdy (very) · la vere (honestly, genuinely) · ta உண்மையில் (in accordance with the facts) · hi वाक़ई (honestly, genuinely) · grc ὄντως (honestly, genuinely) · pl naprawdę (in accordance with the facts) · ko 정말 (honestly, genuinely) · ru и́стинно (in accordance with the facts) · pl szczerze (in accordance with the facts) · pt corretamente (in accordance with the facts) · ro sincer (honestly, genuinely) · esu ilumun (in accordance with the facts) · fi todella (very) · kac ăman (in accordance with the facts) · nl waarlijk (honestly, genuinely) · bg вярно (in accordance with the facts) · hi वास्तव में (honestly, genuinely) · hi वास्तव में (in accordance with the facts) · cs opravdu (honestly, genuinely) · eo fakte (in accordance with the facts) · as সঁচাকৈ (in accordance with the facts) · hu valóban (honestly, genuinely) · ta மிகவும் (very) · ru на са́мом де́ле (honestly, genuinely) · pl autentycznie (in accordance with the facts) · bg искрено (honestly, genuinely) · ru че́стно (honestly, genuinely) · pt verdadeiramente (very) · el πράγματι (honestly, genuinely) · te నిజముగా (in accordance with the facts) · km ពិតជា (honestly, genuinely) · fi totuudenmukaisesti (in accordance with the facts) · cs doopravdy (honestly, genuinely) · id sangat (very) · ja 真実に (honestly, genuinely) · cmn 真的 (very) · ru и́скренне (honestly, genuinely) · bg точно (in accordance with the facts) · pl autentycznie (honestly, genuinely) · pt realmente (very) · pon ahpw (very) · ko 참 (very) · es verdaderamente (honestly, genuinely) · bg наистина (very) · it molto (very) · es veramente (honestly, genuinely) · ro într-adevăr (honestly, genuinely) · cmn 真正地 (in accordance with the facts) · el ειλικρινά (in accordance with the facts) · el όντως (honestly, genuinely) · ta உண்மையில் (honestly, genuinely) · cmn 真實地 /真实地 (honestly, genuinely) · it veramente (honestly, genuinely) · eo vere (honestly, genuinely) · tpi tru (very) · es verdaderamente (very) · la enim (honestly, genuinely) · fi todenmukaisesti (in accordance with the facts) · pl serio (honestly, genuinely) · hu tényleg (honestly, genuinely) · de wirklich (in accordance with the facts) · pt verdadeiramente (in accordance with the facts) · txb auspa (in accordance with the facts) · ta மிக (very) · fi todella (honestly, genuinely) · pt realmente (honestly, genuinely) · ca veritablement (honestly, genuinely) · tpi tru (honestly, genuinely) · pt verdadeiramente (honestly, genuinely) · cs pravdivě (in accordance with the facts) · ja 事実のとおりに (in accordance with the facts) · chr ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ (honestly, genuinely) · de wahrhaft (in accordance with the facts) · pl prawdziwie (honestly, genuinely) · ro într-adevăr (in accordance with the facts) · es veramente (in accordance with the facts) · cs opravdu (very) · el όντως (very) · fi tosiaan (honestly, genuinely) · cs vážně (very) · pl naprawdę (honestly, genuinely) · ba ысынлап та (honestly, genuinely) · it accuratamente (in accordance with the facts) · pl naprawdę (very) · tpi tru (in accordance with the facts) · got 𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍄𐌹𐍃 (honestly, genuinely) · nl oprecht (honestly, genuinely) · fr vraiment (honestly, genuinely) · ru по-настоя́щему (honestly, genuinely) · ta உண்மையிலேயே (in accordance with the facts) · ru действи́тельно (very) · pl szczerze (honestly, genuinely) · es verdaderamente (in accordance with the facts) · eo sincere (honestly, genuinely) · bg правдиво (honestly, genuinely) · ru правди́во (in accordance with the facts) · uk спра́вді (in accordance with the facts) · eo vere (in accordance with the facts) · mfe vreman (in accordance with the facts) · de wirklich (honestly, genuinely) · et ausalt (honestly, genuinely)