NYT Dictionary

TRULY

/ˈtɹuːli/
AdverbTRU-lytru-ly · 2 syllablesGrade 4

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

Meaning

In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.

Etymology

Origin: Old English

From Middle English truely, treuly, treuli, trewely, treoweliche, treowliche, from Old English trēowlīċe (“faithfully; truly”), equivalent to true + -ly. Cognate with Dutch trouwelijk, Middle Low German truwlike, German treulich, Swedish trolig, Icelandic trygglega.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

in point of factextremelyfranklysincerelyliterallyexceedinglygenuinelyreallyrightfullyunfeignedly

Antonyms

insincerely

NYT Puzzle Appearances

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.

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