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truly

Adverb CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈtɹuːli

Definitions

  1. Really, truly.
  2. In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
  3. Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
  4. Very.

Equivalents

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Gàidhligtaghta
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Examples

“He adds, very truly, that what was fatal to such philosophies as his was not Christianity but the Copernican theory.”
That is truly all I know.”
Truly, that is all I know.”
You are truly silly.”
“I’m distantly related to the truly great writer, Chaim Potok, which for a magazine editor seems like a good thing.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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