Truly
['truːlɪ] or [ˈtruːli]
Definition
(adv.) in accordance with truth or fact or reality; 'she was now truly American'; 'a genuinely open society'; 'they don't really listen to us'.
Checker: Raymond--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented.
(adv.) Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.
(adv.) Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; 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.
Typist: Vance
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. [1]. Really, verily, in truth, with truth, in fact.[2]. Truthfully, voraciously, sincerely, honestly, candidly, plainly, in good earnest, in sober earnest, sooth to say, without equivocation, in plain English, without mincing the matter.[3]. Faithfully, constantly.[4]. Correctly, exactly, strictly, accurately.
Inputed by Liza
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Really, actually, verily, sincerely, truthfully, surely, in_truth,[SeeACTUALLY]
Editor: Moore
Examples
- No help for it,' replied that truly great man. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- You believe now that he is truly bad? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- We have before us the need of overcoming this separation in education if society is to be truly democratic. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- That is something truly rare, the gypsy said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- If you are in poverty or affliction I shall be truly glad to relieve you if I can,--I shall indeed. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- He was perhaps rather cold; but amiable and truly unaffected. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Truly, madame, I think so. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Then you really and truly at this point, says Mr. Guppy, give up the whole thing, if I understand you, Tony? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- I could myself have kneeled down then, so far away, and blessed him in my rapture that he should be so truly good and brave. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Truly, my dear,' said Mrs Lammle, with a rather singular expression crossing her face. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I never met with a disposition more truly amiable. Jane Austen. Emma.
- It was known that they were a little acquainted; but not a syllable of real information could Emma procure as to what he truly was. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Aye, truly; well said! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- How truly gentlemanly he was! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Ay, truly, said the hermit, and many a hundred of pagans did he baptize there, but I never heard that he drank any of it. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- It was truly superb. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- She will, too truly,--God knows I'm afraid so! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Science was valid, art was valid, the poorest grubber in a laboratory was engaged in a real labor, anyone who had found expression in some beautiful object was truly centered. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Are you truly? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You say truly, Mr. Carton; I think they would be. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Women read men more truly than men read women. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Now, William, be humble enough to tell me truly how you are getting on in the world. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The Count, with truly Christian meekness of temper, smiled and left the room. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Because I am truly, deeply, profoundly interested in you, Miss Wilfer. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- That is to say, my friend has gone by the name of Weevle, but his name is really and truly Jobling. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She is truly a comfort to me the first time I see her. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- He knew that truly, as truly as he knew anything. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Have you, really and truly, seen THAT? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Truly we were not born to enjoy, but to submit, and to hope. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It never meant much, he told himself truly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
Editor: Moore