'Truly' definitions:

Definition of 'truly'

From: WordNet
adverb
In accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us" [syn: truly, genuinely, really]
adverb
By right; "baseball rightfully is the nation's pastime" [syn: rightfully, truly]
adverb
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" [syn: sincerely, unfeignedly, truly] [ant: insincerely]
adverb
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" [syn: in truth, really, truly]

Definition of 'Truly'

From: GCIDE
  • Truly \Tru"ly\, adv. [From True.]
  • 1. In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly represented. [1913 Webster]
  • I can not truly say how I came here. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their prince or their country. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Conformably to law; legally; legitimately. [1913 Webster]
  • His innocent babe [is] truly begotten. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth. [1913 Webster]
  • Beauty is excelled by manly grace And wisdom, which alone is truly fair. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'truly'

From: Moby Thesaurus