truly.
In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
Meaning & usage
In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
That is truly all I know.
Truly, that is all I know.
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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