truly
English
/ˈtɹuːli/
adv
Definitions
- (manner) In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
- (modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
- (degree) Very.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English truely inherited from Old English trēowlīċe (truly, faithfully) affix from English true.
Origin
English
true
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Truebie English
- nontrue English
- semitrue English
- supertrue English
- troth English
- true English
- trueborn English
- trueful English
- trueism English
- truelove English
- truely English
- trueness English
- truesome English
- truetone English
- truing English
- truism English
- truth English
- untrue English
- *triwwilīkaz Proto-Germanic
- otrolig Swedish
- trolig Swedish
- troligen Swedish
- trēowlīċe Old English
- trewe Middle English
- trewely Middle English
- truely Middle English
- tru Tok Pisin
- tru Sranan Tongo