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truly.

In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈtɹuːli/
  1. In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

  2. Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.

    modal
    That is truly all I know.
    Truly, that is all I know.
  3. Very.

    You are truly silly.
Where this word comes from

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.

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