truly
Americanadverb
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in accordance with fact or truth; truthfully.
Whatever his faults, he lived a life that can be truly said to be significant.
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legitimately; by right.
Those assets and properties are no longer truly his.
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We're truly sorry for the delay.
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to the fullest extent or degree.
The property should be viewed to truly appreciate all it has to offer.
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to a great extent or degree.
The film is littered with some truly dreadful sequences.
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sincerely (a conventional term used at the end of a letter).
Yours truly, Allan Burns.
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exactly; accurately; correctly.
The clock runs truly.
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To truly worship God, we must know Him and not be ignorant of His glorious nature.
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indeed; without doubt; verily.
Truly, she is a fair-haired angel.
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Archaic. faithfully; loyally.
adverb
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in a true, just, or faithful manner
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(intensifier)
a truly great man
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indeed; really
Etymology
Origin of truly
First recorded before 1000; Middle English treuli, Old English trēowlīce; tru(e) + -ly ( def. )
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Still, it’s surprising that both shows stream on the same platform in America, but their audiences have yet to truly overlap.
From Salon
Rangers looked the team who truly thought no side in the country could touch them - and not Celtic, as Luke McCowan had said on Thursday.
From BBC
Perhaps I realized, fittingly, this is the only time of year I truly crave carrot soup.
From Salon
The UK and Italy were the only countries in the world making "truly luxury cars" he told BBC News, adding that "the United Kingdom is really, really good at the luxury car business."
From BBC
Because astronomers understand how bright these events truly are, they can calculate both their distance from Earth and how fast they are moving away.
From Science Daily
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