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Added 9 October 2026

truly

/ˈtɹuːli/ adverb

In Latin: vere, enim Wiktionary

adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about truly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

In accordance with truth or fact or reality.
she was now truly American
By right.
baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime
With sincerity; without pretense.
she praised him sincerely for his victory

Origin

From Middle English truely, treuly, treuli, trewely, treoweliche, treowliche, from Old English trēowlīċe (“faithfully; truly”), equivalent to true + -ly. Cognate with Dutch trouwelijk, Middle Low German truwlike, German treulich, Swedish trolig, Icelandic trygglega.

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