What is the meaning of truly?

adverb

  • In accordance with truth or fact or reality.
    • usage: "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us"
  • By right.
    • usage: "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"
  • With sincerity; without pretense.
    • usage: "she praised him sincerely for his victory"; "was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher"; "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience"
  • In fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers. )
    • usage: "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly awful book"
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APAWordNet. (2010). truly. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/truly/definitions/1253735
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HarvardWordNet 2010, truly, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/truly/definitions/1253735>.
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