truly
/ˈtɹuːli/
truly adverb: in accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
Adverb
truly (comparative trulier or more truly, superlative truliest or most truly)
- In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
- He adds, very truly, that what was fatal to such philosophies as his was not Christianity but the Copernican theory.1946, Bertrand Russell, chapter I, in History of Western Philosophy, page 27
- Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
- That is truly all I know.
- Truly, that is all I know.
- Synonyms:
- in point of fact
- Very.
- You are truly silly.
- I’m distantly related to the truly great writer, Chaim Potok, which for a magazine editor seems like a good thing.2014 August 20, Mark Potok, “What’s in a Name?”, in Southern Poverty Law Center
- Synonyms:
- extremely
truly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
truly in Hindi
- in accordance with the facts
- वास्तव में vāstav mẽ
- honestly, genuinely
- वाक़ई vāqaī, वास्तव में vāstav mẽ
truly in Tamil
- in accordance with the facts
- உண்மையில் uṇmaiyil, உண்மையிலேயே uṇmaiyilēyē
- honestly, genuinely
- உண்மையில் uṇmaiyil, உண்மையிலேயே uṇmaiyilēyē
- very
- மிக mika, மிகவும் mikavum, ரொம்ப rompa
truly in Urdu
- truly
- کل kil
truly in Bengali
- প্রকৃতপক্ষে, প্রকৃতপ্রস্তাবে
More languagesFewer languages
- truly in Telugu
- నిజముగా nijamugā
- truly in Malayalam
- സത്യമായും, തീർച്ചയായും
- truly in Kannada
- ಯಥಾರ್ಥವಾಗಿ, ಯಥಾವತ್ತಾಗಿ, ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ, ನಿಜವಾಗಿ
- truly in Sanskrit
- सत्यम् satyám
- truly in Assamese
- সঁচাকৈ xõsakoi
- truly in Indonesian
- sangat
Examples of truly in a sentence
- The tree frog that they encountered was truly a fine specimen.
- It was his campaign manager's strategy that truly conquered the election for him.
- Doing volunteer work to help others is truly worth one's while.
Synonyms of truly
Forms of truly
| comparative | trulier |
|---|---|
| comparative | more truly |
| superlative | truliest |
| superlative | most truly |
| alternative form (obsolete) | trooly |
| alternative form (archaic) | truely |
| alternative form (obsolete) | trully |
Origin of truly
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.
Words formed from truly
Phrases with truly
Words that rhyme with truly
Questions about truly
- What does truly mean?
- Truly means in accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
- What is truly in Hindi?
- Truly in Hindi is वास्तव में (vāstav mẽ), वाक़ई (vāqaī). See Truly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is truly?
- Truly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce truly?
- Truly is pronounced /ˈtɹuːli/.
Words near truly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: truly (page history and authors); کل (Urdu) (page history and authors); truly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); truly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); truly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); सत्यम् (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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