well and truly
Syllables: well and tru·lyUK/ˌwɛl n̩ ˈtɹuːli/US/ˌwɛl n̩ ˈtɹuli/
well and truly adverb: completely; utterly; without doubt.
Adverb
well and truly (not comparable)
- Completely; utterly; without doubt.
- Many people remained in their hiding places until the war was well and truly over.
- [T]he ſaid intended marriage to be had, and, by God's bleſſing, to be well and truly ſolemnized and conſummated between the ſaid Walter Shandy and Elizabeth Mollineux aforeſaid, […]1759, [Laurence Sterne], chapter XV, in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, 2nd (1st London) edition, volume I, London: […] R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley […], published 1760, →OCLC...
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Questions about well and truly
- What does well and truly mean?
- Well and truly means completely; utterly; without doubt.
- What part of speech is well and truly?
- Well and truly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce well and truly?
- Well and truly is pronounced /ˌwɛl n̩ ˈtɹuːli/ (UK).
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