truly

[ troo-lee ]

adverb

1. in accordance with fact or truth; truthfully:

   Whatever his faults, he lived a life that can be truly said to be significant.

2. legitimately; by right:

   Those assets and properties are no longer truly his.

3. really; genuinely; honestly:

   We're truly sorry for the delay.

4. to the fullest extent or degree:

   The property should be viewed to truly appreciate all it has to offer.

5. to a great extent or degree:

   The film is littered with some truly dreadful sequences.

6. sincerely (a conventional term used at the end of a letter):

   Yours truly, Allan Burns.

7. exactly; accurately; correctly:

   The clock runs truly.

8. rightly; properly; duly:

   To truly worship God, we must know Him and not be ignorant of His glorious nature.

9. indeed; without doubt; verily:

   Truly, she is a fair-haired angel.

10. Archaic. faithfully; loyally.

truly

/ ˈtruːlɪ /

adverb

1. in a true, just, or faithful manner
2. (intensifier)

   a truly great man

3. indeed; really

Word History and Origins

Origin of truly¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English treuli, Old English trēowlīce; tru(e) + -ly ( def )

Example Sentences

A truly effective content strategy will be customized for the platform you’re on and will account for the user behavior most characteristic of that platform.

From Search Engine Watch

Many scientists say that quantum computers of the sort IBM and Google are building will require at least 1,000 qubits—and possibly as many as a million qubits—before the devices become truly commercially useful.

From Fortune

Start the dialogue, find out what your customer truly needs, and get to work delivering.

From Digiday

Telfar has truly created a lane where luxury can and will be for everyone, by Clemens’s design.

From Essence.com

If your brand influencers truly create content relevant to and aligned with your target, it’s likely going to be far more visible on TikTok than on any other social network.

From Search Engine Watch

That would truly be a milestone to celebrate—until you see what that record “diversity” actually means.

From The Daily Beast

But he was always uncommonly gracious, a truly gentle man, willing to dispense wisdom and perspective when asked.

From The Daily Beast

To be a parent is to be able to offer truly unconditional love.

From The Daily Beast

The latest novel from Samantha Harvey is truly superb, but left its reviewer at a loss for how to describe it.

From The Daily Beast

“I truly believe there is a Santa Claus” said Rep. Kerry Bentivolio.

From The Daily Beast

At last there appeared some probability of their accomplishing this, after a most curious and truly Mexican fashion.

From Project Gutenberg

Truly it was a most enjoyable season and experience, but there is no joy without its alley here below—not even at the North Pole!

From Project Gutenberg

What she meant neither the Reverend John Dodd, or any other male person, could ever truly know.

From Project Gutenberg

Truly, with four or five thousand Chinese, the community would be well served and the country free from danger.

From Project Gutenberg

Truly the flag of Britain was trailing in the mire, or these men would not have dared to address him in that fashion.

From Project Gutenberg

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