truly
[adverb]
Synonyms:
- correctly, authentically, exactly, factually, genuinely, legitimately, precisely, rightly, truthfully
- faithfully, devotedly, dutifully, loyally, sincerely, staunchly, steadily
- really, extremely, greatly, indeed, of course, very

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Related Words: absolutely, positively, confidently, really, probably, surely

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

tru‧ly W3 /ˈtruːli/ adverb
[Word Family: adverb: truly, truthfully ≠ untruthfully, true; noun: truth ≠ untruth, truthfulness; adjective: true ≠ untrue, truthful ≠ untruthful]

1. [+ adjective/adverb] used to emphasize that the way you are describing something is really true Synonym : really:
His work is truly original.
Fawcett was a truly remarkable man.
a truly great work of medieval literature

2. sincerely:
I am truly sorry.
She truly believed he was innocent.
I can truly say I’ve never enjoyed myself so much.

3. in an exact or correct way:
Is it a truly representative sample?

4. well and truly especially spoken completely:
We were well and truly beaten.
The party was well and truly over.

5. really and truly British English spoken used to emphasize that something is definitely or completely true:
I couldn’t believe we were really and truly going at last.

6. yours truly
a) used at the end of a letter, before the signature
b) informal used humorously to mean yourself:
So, yours truly was left to clean up.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲