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truly

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tru·ly  (trl)
adv.
1. Sincerely; genuinely: We are truly sorry for the inconvenience.
2. Truthfully; accurately: reported the matter truly.
3. Indeed: truly ugly.
4. Properly: not truly civilized.

truly
Adverb
1. in a true, just, or faithful manner
2. really: a truly awful poem
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.trulytruly - 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.trulytruly - by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"
3.trulytruly - 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.trulytruly - 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"
intensifier, intensive - a modifier that has little meaning except to intensify the meaning it modifies; "`up' in `finished up' is an intensifier"; "`honestly' in `I honestly don't know' is an intensifier"

truly
adverb 1. genuinely, really, correctly, truthfully, rightly, in fact, precisely, exactly, legitimately, accurately, in reality, in truth, beyond doubt, without a doubt, authentically, beyond question, factually, in actuality, veritably, veraciously << OPPOSITE falsely
adverb 3. faithfully, firmly, constantly, steadily, honestly, sincerely, staunchly, dutifully, loyally, honourably, devotedly, with all your heart, with dedication, with devotion, confirmedly
Translations
Spanish truly [ˈtruːlɪ] advrealmente (= faithfully); fielmente;
yours truly (in letter-writing) → atentamente

French truly [ˈtruːlɪ] advvraiment, réellement (= truthfully); sans mentir (= faithfully); fidèlement;
yours truly (in letter) → je vous prie d'agréer, Monsieur (or Madame etc), l'expression de mes sentiments respectueux

German truly [ˈtruːlɪ] advwahrhaft, wirklich (= truthfully); wirklich;
yours truly (in letter) → mit freundlichen Grüßen

Italian truly [ˈtruːlɪ] advveramente (= truthfully); sinceramente (= faithfully); fedelmente;
yours truly (in letter-writing) → distinti saluti

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Of secondary substances, the species is more truly substance than the genus, being more nearly related to primary substance.
A TRULY Pious Person who conducted a savings bank and lent money to his sisters and his cousins and his aunts of both sexes, was approached by a Tatterdemalion, who applied for a loan of one hundred thousand dollars.
Or, if you prefer, since we seem to be dealing with impossibles, we might turn about and more truly define her as The Woman of Whom We are Worthy, for who dare say that she exists?
 
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