Meaning & Definition of Truly in English
English⟶
Truly
/truli/
adverb
1. In accordance with truth or fact or reality
- "She was now truly american"
- "A genuinely open society"
- "They don't really listen to us"
synonym:
- truly,
- genuinely,
- really
2. By right
- "Baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"
synonym:
- rightfully,
- truly
3. 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"
synonym:
- sincerely,
- unfeignedly,
- truly
4. 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"
synonym:
- in truth,
- really,
- truly
Examples of using
I need someone who will truly love me.
The truly wise people usually lack the obsession.
Who is truly a person can't be seen with eyes.