Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. truly, genuinely, really(adverb)

   in accordance with truth or fact or reality

   "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us"

2. rightfully, truly(adverb)

   by right

   "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"

3. sincerely, unfeignedly, truly(adverb)

   with sincerity; without pretense

   "she praised him sincerely for his victory"; "was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher"; "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience"

4. in truth, really, truly(adverb)

   in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)

   "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"; "really, you shouldn't have done it"; "a truly awful book"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. truly(Adverb)

   In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

2. truly(Adverb)

   Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.

3. truly(Adverb)

   Very.

   You are truly silly.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Truly(adverb)

   in a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented

2. Truly(adverb)

   exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence

3. Truly(adverb)

   sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country

4. Truly(adverb)

   conformably to law; legally; legitimately

5. Truly(adverb)

   in fact; in deed; in reality; in truth

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1. Truly

   Truly was an American rock band formed in the wake of the grunge era. It featured singer-guitarist Robert Roth, bassist Hiro Yamamoto, and drummer Mark Pickerel. Yamamoto and Pickerel were founding members respectively of Soundgarden and Screaming Trees. While not a commercially successful group like some of their Seattle contemporaries, the band lasted a decade with two studio albums to their name.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'truly' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3163

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'truly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3078

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'truly' in Adverbs Frequency: #236

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of truly in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of truly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

1. Saint Augustine:

   Man is God truly alive

2. Devan Arbay:

   He truly loved his job.

3. Jeannine Hammond:

   He truly loved the child.

4. Akhil Amar:

   A truly inferior officer.

5. Ole Hansen:

   We are well and truly stuck.

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