1. adreally, truthfully, genuinely. truly\tru"ly\ , adv. [from true.].
2. 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.
3. exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.
4. sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country.
5. conformably to law; legally; legitimately. his innocent babe [is] truly begotten.
6. in fact; in deed; in reality; in truth. beauty is excelled by manly grace and wisdom, which alone is truly fair.truly adv.
7. 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: genuinely, really].
8. by right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime" [syn: rightfully].
9. 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] [ant: insincerely].
10. (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"; (`forsooth' is archaic and now usually used to express disbelief) [syn: in truth, really, forsooth].
11. In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented.
12. Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.
13. Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country.
14. Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.
15. In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth. in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us".
16. 1. emphasis 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.
17. emphasis You can use truly in order to emphasize your description of something. a truly splendid man They were truly appalling.
18. emphasis You use truly to emphasize that feelings are genuine and sincere. Believe me, Susan, I am truly sorry.
19. well and truly: see:
well.
20. 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.
21. You can say yours truly as a way of referring to yourself. Yours truly was awoken by a shout: `Ahoy there!'.