First Known Use: 14th century
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verily
adverb ver·i·ly \ˈver-ə-lē\
: certainly or truly
Full Definition of VERILY
1
: in truth : certainly
2
: truly, confidently
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Origin of VERILY
Middle English verraily, from verray very
Related to VERILY
- Synonyms
- admittedly, forsooth, frankly, honestly, indeed, really, truly, truthfully, actually
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