Certainly vs Truly - What's the difference?
certainly | truly | Related terms |
In a way which is certain; with certainty.
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*:he verily thought he had young live frogs in his belly, qui vivebant ex alimento suo , that lived by his nourishment, and was so certainly persuaded of it, that for many years following he could not be rectified in his conceit.
Without doubt, surely.
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*:So this was my future home, I thought! Certainly it made a brave picture. I had seen similar ones fired-in on many a Heidelberg stein. Backed by towering hills,a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.
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, title= An emphatic affirmative answer; of course.
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In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.
* 1946 , (Bertrand Russell), History of Western Philosophy , I.27:
Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.
Very.
Truly is a synonym of certainly.
As adverbs the difference between certainly and truly
is that certainly is in a way which is certain; with certainty while truly is in accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.certainly
English
Adverb
(en adverb)Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution, passage=WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.}}
Synonyms
* absolutely, beyond doubt, indubitably, sure thing, undoubtedly, wis, without a doubtCoordinate terms
* maybe, possibly, arguably, questionably, probably, perhapsDerived terms
* most certainlyReferences
* *truly
English
Adverb
(en-adv)- 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.