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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRU'LY, adv. [from true.] In fact; in deed; in reality.
1. According to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to see things truly; the facts are truly represented.
2. Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover. The citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country.
3. Exactly; justly; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
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" [syn: truly, genuinely, really]
2: by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime" [syn: 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" [syn: sincerely, unfeignedly, truly] [ant: insincerely]
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" [syn: in truth, really, truly]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 13th century 1. a. indeed — often used as an intensive <truly, she is fair> or interjectionally to express astonishment or doubt b. without feigning, falsity, or inaccuracy in truth or fact 2. in all sincerity ; sincerely — often used with yours as a complimentary close 3. in agreement with fact ; truthfully 4. with exactness of construction or operation 5. in a proper or suitable manner

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adv. 1 sincerely, genuinely (am truly grateful). 2 really, indeed (truly, I do not know). 3 faithfully, loyally (served them truly). 4 accurately, truthfully (is not truly depicted; has been truly stated). 5 rightly, properly (well and truly). Etymology: OE treowlice (as TRUE, -LY(2))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Truly Tru"ly, adv. [From True.] 1. In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented. I can not truly say how I came here. --Shak. 2. Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence. 3. Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country. --Burke. 4. Conformably to law; legally; legitimately. His innocent babe [is] truly begotten. --Shak. 5. In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth. Beauty is excelled by manly grace And wisdom, which alone is truly fair. --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use truly to emphasize that something has all the features or qualities of a particular thing, or is the case to the fullest possible extent. ...a truly democratic system... Not all doctors truly understand the reproductive cycle... ADV: ADV group, ADV before v [emphasis] 2. You can use truly in order to emphasize your description of something. ...a truly splendid man... They were truly appalling. ADV: ADV adj [emphasis] 3. You use truly to emphasize that feelings are genuine and sincere. Believe me, Susan, I am truly sorry... ADV: ADV adj, ADV before v [emphasis] 4. well and truly: see well 5. You write Yours truly at the end of a formal letter to someone you do not know very well. You write your signature after the words 'Yours truly'. Yours truly, Phil Turner. CONVENTION 6. You can say yours truly as a way of referring to yourself. (HUMOROUS, INFORMAL) Yours truly was awoken by a shout: 'Ahoy there!' PHRASE

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

ad. 1. Really, verily, in truth, with truth, in fact, in deed, actually. 2. Truthfully, veraciously. 3. Honestly, candidly, plainly, sincerely, really, faithfully, in good earnest, in sober earnest, sooth to say, without equivocation, in plain English, without mincing the matter. 4. Faithfully, constantly, steadfastly, sincerely. 5. Correctly, exactly, strictly, accurately, justly, precisely.

Moby Thesaurus

OK, Roger, absolutely, accurately, actually, all right, alright, alrighty, amen, and no mistake, as you say, assuredly, at all events, at any rate, aye, beyond question, by all means, certainly, clearly, confidently, da, de facto, decidedly, decisively, definitely, demonstrably, distinctly, doubtlessly, duly, easily, exactly, factually, fine, for a certainty, for a fact, for certain, for real, for sure, forsooth, genuinely, good, good enough, hear, historically, honestly, in actuality, in all conscience, in effect, in fact, in reality, in sooth, in truth, in very sooth, indeed, indeedy, indubitably, ja, just so, justifiably, justly, legitimately, mais oui, manifestly, most assuredly, most certainly, naturally, naturellement, nay, nothing else but, noticeably, observably, obviously, of a truth, of course, okay, oui, patently, positively, precisely, probably, properly, quite, rather, really, really-truly, right, rightfully, rightly, righto, sensibly, seriously, sincerely, sure, sure thing, surely, to a certainty, to be sure, to speak truthfully, truthfully, unambiguously, undeniably, undoubtedly, unequivocally, unmistakably, unquestionably, veraciously, verily, veritably, very well, visibly, well and good, why yes, with truth, without doubt, yea, yeah, yep, yes, yes indeed, yes indeedy, yes sir, yes sirree