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Truly vs Especially - What's the difference?

truly | especially |

As adverbs the difference between truly and especially

is that truly is in accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately while especially is (lb) in a special manner; specially.

truly

English

Adverb

(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.

    Derived terms

    * well and truly

    especially

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • (lb) In a special manner; specially.
  • (lb) Particularly; to a greater extent than is normal.
  • *
  • *:There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.
  • (lb) (Used to place greater emphasis upon someone or something).
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  • *
  • *:Captain Edward Carlisle; he could not tell what this prisoner might do. He cursed the fate which had assigned such a duty, cursed especially that fate which forced a gallant soldier to meet so superb a woman as this under handicap so hard.
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  • *:There is now such an immense "microliterature" on hepatics that, beyond a certain point I have given up trying to integrate (and evaluate) every minor paper published—especially narrowly floristic papers.
  • See also

    * esp