different between utterly vs truly
utterly
English
Etymology
utter +? -ly
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??t.?(?).li/
Adverb
utterly (not comparable)
- completely, entirely, to the fullest extent
- Well, now we are utterly lost.
- I have failed you utterly.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:completely
Translations
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truly
English
Alternative forms
- trooly (obsolete)
- truely (archaic)
- trully (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English truely, treuly, treuli, trewely, treoweliche, treowliche, from Old English tr?owl??e (“faithfully; truly”), equivalent to true +? -ly. Cognate with Dutch trouwelijk, Middle Low German truwlike, German treulich, Swedish trolig, Icelandic trygglega.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?t?u?li/
- Rhymes: -u?li
Adverb
truly (comparative trulier or more truly, superlative truliest or most truly)
- (manner) In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.27:
- He adds, very truly, that what was fatal to such philosophies as his was not Christianity but the Copernican theory.
- 1946, Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, I.27:
- (modal) Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
- That is truly all I know.
- Truly, that is all I know.
- (degree) Very.
- You are truly silly.
Synonyms
- (truthfully, accurately): frankly, sincerely; see also Thesaurus:honestly
- (in fact, really): in point of fact, literally; see also Thesaurus:actually
- (very): extremely, exceedingly; see also Thesaurus:very
Derived terms
- untruly
- well and truly
Translations
Anagrams
- Lurty
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