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truly

/ˈtɹuːli/TROO-lee
/ˈtɹuli/TROO-lee

Meaningin a true way

Common meaning: really

Other meanings: sincerely

Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishtreowesourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishtrewesource
  3. Englishtrue‘in accordance with fact’
  4. Englishformed in English from truetruly‘really’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from true + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), TRUE, p.665 · scan

Source words

  • treowe Old English · source word “faithful, trusty”

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