truly
tru‧ly W3 /ˈtruːli/
adverb
SYN really:
His work is truly original.
Fawcett was a truly remarkable man.
a truly great work of medieval literature
2. sincerely:
I am truly sorry.
She truly believed he was innocent.
I can truly say I’ve never enjoyed myself so much.
3. in an exact or correct way:
Is it a truly representative sample?
4. well and truly especially spoken completely:
We were well and truly beaten.
The party was well and truly over.
5. really and truly British English spoken used to emphasize that something is definitely or completely true:
I couldn’t believe we were really and truly going at last.
6. yours truly
a. used at the end of a letter, before the signature
b. informal used humorously to mean yourself:
So, yours truly was left to clean up.
tru‧ly W3 /ˈtruːli/
adverb Word Family: adverb: truly, truthfully ≠ untruthfully, true; noun: truth ≠ untruth, truthfulness; adjective: true ≠ untrue, truthful ≠ untruthful
1. [+ adjective/adverb] used to emphasize that the way you are describing something is really true SYN really:
2. sincerely:
3. in an exact or correct way:
4. well and truly especially spoken completely:
5. really and truly British English spoken used to emphasize that something is definitely or completely true:
6. yours truly
a. used at the end of a letter, before the signature
b. informal used humorously to mean yourself: