Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. Sincerely; genuinely: We are truly sorry for the inconvenience.
- adv. Truthfully; accurately: reported the matter truly.
- adv. Indeed: truly ugly.
- adv. Properly: not truly civilized.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In a true manner; in accordance with truth. In accordance or agreement with fact.
- 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.
Wiktionary
- adv. honestly, truthfully, in fact, indeed, really
- adv. Very.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact.
- adv. Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately.
- adv. Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; ; the citizens are
truly loyal to their prince or their country. - adv. Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.
- adv. In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. by right
- adv. with sincerity; without pretense
- adv. in accordance with truth or fact or reality
- adv. in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
Examples
“Among those who are truly wise," she said, her voice giving emphasis to the word _truly_.”
“Not that her expression truly mattered, for she changed it as she changed hats, selecting them to augment whatever aura she wished to project.”
“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
“(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
“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.”
“Perhaps Harper has some insight that says Martin truly is innocent in this mess, so he has to head Gomery off at the pass.”
“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
“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.”
“They say the name truly derives from the Latin word for a cemetery.”
Sharpe's Rifles
“The title truly indicates the character of the contents, which are exactly what you would expect from a plain blunt man, who loves his friends, and equally loves a good story about them, at his own or their expense, impartially.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘truly’.
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Eesily missspellable words
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songbirds
Names of girls in song titles. Not in the lyrics, just in the titles.
Just the name on the list, then the full title with any identifying notes in the comments, please.
Can be the same ...marianne, evie, lady d'arbanville, peggy sue, suzanne, dianne, boni maroni, miss molly, lola, mony, sadie, rita and 206 more...
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The Over-Worked "Very"
Synonyms for the word "very"
absolutely, actually, acutely, amazingly, assuredly, astonishingly, certainly, decidedly, desperately, downright, emphatically, exceedingly and 37 more...
gangerh 'Truly Scrumptious' - 'Chitty Chitty Bang Bang'. Feb 11, 2008