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truly meaning

EN[ˈtɹuːli] [-uːli]
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WTruly
  • 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.

    Definition of truly in English Dictionary

  • AdverbCOMtrulierCOMmore trulySUPtruliestSUPmost trulySUF-ly
    1. In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
      1. Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
        1. That is truly all I know.
        2. Truly, that is all I know.
      2. Very.
        1. You are truly silly.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • They make their outward impudence their mask, as foxes, the better we may not see where they truly tend, nor their true black tergiversation beneath.
        • It is arguable as to whether we can truly ascribe this play to Shakespeare.
        • Swear to me but, thou bold wretch! said she, swear to me, that Pamela Andrews is really and truly thy lawful wife, without sham, without deceit, without double-meaning; and I know what I have to say!
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Adverbs
        • Degree adverbs
          • Sentence adverbs
            • Modal adverbs
          • Morphemes
            • Suffixes
              • Words by suffix
                • Words suffixed with -ly

          Other Vocabulary

          Look-Alike Words
          1. en ruly
          2. en trull
          3. en Trudy
          4. en thruly
          5. en truely
          Source: Wiktionary

          Meaning of truly for the defined word.

          Grammatically, this word "truly" is an adverb, more specifically, a degree adverb and a sentence adverb. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe.
          Difficultness: Level 1
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          Definiteness: Level 6
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