truly

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. adverb in accordance with truth or fact or reality
  2. adverb by right
  3. adverb with sincerity; without pretense

Etymology

From Middle English truely, treuly, treuli, trewely, treoweliche, treowliche, from Old English trēowlīċe (“faithfully; truly”), equivalent to true + -ly. Cognate with Dutch trouwelijk, Middle Low German truwlike, German treulich, Swedish trolig, Icelandic trygglega.

In classic literature

Synonyms

genuinely, really

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