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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (4)

1. in accordance with truth or fact or reality;
- Example: "she was now truly American"
- Example: "a genuinely open society"
- Example: "they don't really listen to us"
[syn: truly, genuinely, really]

2. by right;
- Example: "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"
[syn: rightfully, truly]

3. with sincerity; without pretense;
- Example: "she praised him sincerely for his victory"
- Example: "was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher"
- Example: "we are truly sorry for the inconvenience"
[syn: sincerely, unfeignedly, truly]

4. in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers);
- Example: "in truth, moral decay hastened the decline of the Roman Empire"
- Example: "really, you shouldn't have done it"
- Example: "a truly awful book"
[syn: in truth, really, truly]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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            I can not truly say how I came here.  --Shak.
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   2. Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate
      truly the weight of evidence.
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   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.
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   4. Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.
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            His innocent babe [is] truly begotten. --Shak.
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   5. In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.
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            Beauty is excelled by manly grace
            And wisdom, which alone is truly fair. --Milton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

truly
    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]