truly
In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
Adverb 3 meanings
In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
“That is truly all I know.”
Very.
“You are truly silly.”
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.
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TRULY at a glance
TRULY has 5 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (T 1 + R 1 + U 1 + L 1 + Y 4) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,400 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with truly
All rhymes- DULY8
- UNRULY9
- UNDULY10
- RULY7
- GULY8
- UNTRULY10
- MASCULY14
- NEBULY11
- PATCHOULY19
- PULY9
- RAGULY10
- SCLEROCAULY18
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