Truly

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈtɹuːli/
• Rhymes: -uːli

Origin

From true + -ly.

Full definition of truly

Adverb

1. In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
• 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.27:He adds, very truly, that what was fatal to such philosophies as his was not Christianity but the Copernican theory.
2. Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.That is truly all I know.Truly, that is all I know.
3. Very.You are truly silly.

Derived terms

• well and truly