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Truthfully vs Truly - What's the difference?

truthfully | truly |

As adverbs the difference between truthfully and truly

is that truthfully is in a truthful manner while truly is in accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

truthfully

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (manner) In a truthful manner
    • He spoke truthfully .
  • (speech act) Frankly.
    • Truthfully , I didn't suspect a thing.
    English manner adverbs English speech-act adverbs

    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