Definitions for truly
ˈtru litru·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. truly, genuinely, reallyadverb

   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, trulyadverb

   by right

   "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"

3. sincerely, unfeignedly, trulyadverb

   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, trulyadverb

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.2 / 5 votes

1. trulyadverb

   In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

2. trulyadverb

   Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.

3. trulyadverb

   Very.

   You are truly silly.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Trulyadverb

   Etymology: from true.

   1. According to truth; not falsely; faithfully; honestly.

   They thought they might do it, not only willingly, because they loved him; and truly, because such indeed was the mind of the people; but safely, because she who ruled the king was agreed thereto. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   No untruth can avail the patron long; for things most truly are most behoovefully spoken. Richard Hooker.

   Wisdom alone is truly fair. John Milton.

   2. Really; without fallacy.3. Exactly; justly.

   Right reason is nothing else but the mind of man judging of things truly, and as they are in themselves. South.

   4. Indeed.

   I have not undertaken it out of any wanton pleasure in mine own pen; nor truly without often pondering with myself beforehand what censures I might incur. Henry Wotton.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Truly

   Truly is 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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. truly

   Truly: to be in accordance with reality or fact, devoid of falsehood, pretense, or exaggeration; genuinely, sincerely, or honestly.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Trulyadverb

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

2. Trulyadverb

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

3. Trulyadverb

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

4. Trulyadverb

   conformably to law; legally; legitimately

5. Trulyadverb

   in fact; in deed; in reality; in truth

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TRULY

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Truly is ranked #59324 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Truly surname appeared 341 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Truly.
   
   59.2% or 202 total occurrences were White.
   36.3% or 124 total occurrences were Black.
   2% or 7 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.4% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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

Anagrams for truly »

1. rutyl

How to pronounce truly?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say truly in sign language?

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

Examples of truly in a Sentence

1. Martin Langesfeld:

   I want to truly say thank you.

2. Jewish Proverb:

   The only truly dead are those who have been forgotten.

3. United States:

   Then came Rio Olympics. United States ' Missy Franklin had never been through anything like Rio Olympics before. There were plenty of tears, even as United States ' Missy Franklin tried to maintain United States ' Missy Franklin smiling, upbeat facade. It was brutal, United States ' Missy Franklin recalled. You are literally on the biggest stage in the world and falling short of every single goal youve set for yourself. You truly feel like youre embarrassing yourself. Yet, that was when United States ' Missy Franklin found something deep inside, something United States ' Missy Franklin always hoped was there but wouldnt really know until she went through such a trying ordeal. Its really easy to inspire people in success and when youre doing well. Its really hard to inspire people when youre failing, when youre falling on your butt, now I have to show up and be that person I always said I wanted to be in a situation like this. While this has been a solitary journey in many ways, Franklins husband has helped greatly in easing the transition from competitive swimming. When his wife-to-be was contemplating whether to have another surgery, he pointed out that there were far more important things still to come, that had nothing to do with being a star athlete. Theres always going to be a part of me thats still working through it, still reflecting and seeing what else I can take away from it.

4. Greg Abbott.Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin:

   The true spirit of our nation is Americans lifting up one another in times of need and hardship, we are truly grateful for the generosity of Texans and Americans like Bo Jackson, who have stepped up to help in the aftermath of the shooting at Robb Elementary School. When we asked people to support the Uvalde community in the days after, Bo Jackson did not hesitate in reaching out to my office to offer Bo Jackson help to the grieving families.

5. Quebecs Covid-19:

   For politicians who have been preaching to us to restrict our activities, to restrict our social gatherings, to see our elderly loved ones through iPad and glass windows, for them to then ignore the sacrifice of others for their personal pleasure,( it) is hard to articulate how deeply disturbing that is, it truly feels like an insult.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=truly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Truly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=truly
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truly
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truly
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=truly
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html