Thesaurus: truly

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1. adv. In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented.
2. adv. Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.
3. adv. Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country.
4. adv. Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.
5. adv. In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.
6. adv. in accordance with truth or fact or reality
7. adv. by right
8. adv. with sincerity; without pretense
9. adv. in fact (used as intensifiers or sentence modifiers)
10. 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.
11. r:100 r. in accordance with truth or fact or reality