Definition and meaning of truly

truly (adv.)

1.in a faithful manner"it always came on, faithfully, like the radio"

2.in reality or actuality"in fact, it was a wonder anyone survived" "painters who are in fact anything but unsophisticated" "as a matter of fact, he is several inches taller than his father"

3.in an honest manner"in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it" "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"

4.in accordance with truth or fact or reality"she was now truly American" "a genuinely open society" "they don't really listen to us"

5.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"

6.by right"baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime"

7.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"

8.definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')"the results are surely encouraging" "she certainly is a hard worker" "it's going to be a good day for sure" "they are coming, for certain" "they thought he had been kil..."

9.in actual fact"to be nominally but not actually independent" "no one actually saw the shark" "large meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt"