truly

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

TRU'LY, adverb [from true.] In fact; in deed; in reality. 1. According to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to see things truly; the facts are truly represented. 2. Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover. The citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country. 3. Exactly; justly; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.
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