Seriously vs Truly - What's the difference?

As adverbs the difference between seriously and truly

is that seriously is (manner) in a serious or literal manner while truly is in accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

(en adverb)

(manner) In a serious or literal manner.

He was hoping that we would take him seriously .

''Jimmy jokingly called Bob a doofus. Bob took the insult seriously .

(speech act) (Used to attempt to introduce a serious point in a less serious conversation)

Now, seriously , why did you forget to feed the cat today?

(speech act)

You baked 10 cakes. Seriously , why did you do that?

* srsly (abbreviation) English manner adverbs English speech-act adverbs

(en-adv)

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.

Honestly, genuinely, in fact, really.

That is truly all I know.

Truly , that is all I know.

Very.

You are truly silly.

* well and truly