truly

Definition

  • adverb: in an honest manner
  • adverb: without feigning, falsity, or inaccuracy in truth or fact
  • used to make a statement more definite or forceful
  • synonyms: exactly, justly, precisely

Examples

  • A country is not 'truly' democratic until all of its citizens can vote freely.

  • Is this poll 'truly' representative of the voters' intentions?

  • “Who is in charge here?” “'Yours truly'.” [=I am]

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Upon our first he sent out to supress... ...his nephew's levies, which to him appeared to be a preparation against the Polish But better looked into, he truly found it was against your highness Sends out arrests on Fortinbras, which he, in brief, obeys Receives rebuke from Norway (..)
    2015 Hamlet
  • (..) Nor customary suits of solemn black, No, nor the fruitful river in the eye nor the dejected haviour of the visage... ...together with all forms, moods, shows of grief that can denote me truly These indeed seem, for they are actions that a man might play But I have that within which passeth show, (..)
    2015 Hamlet