verily
See also: věřily
English
WOTD – 25 October 2010
Adverb
verily (not comparable) (archaic)
- Truly; doubtlessly; honestly; in truth.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, John 13:21:
- When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.
- 1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 218:
- He would weep for hours together, and I verily believe that to the very end this spoilt child of life thought his weak tears in some way efficacious.
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- confidently, certainly
Synonyms
- (truly): soothly (obsolete), truly; see also Thesaurus:actually
- (confidently): certainly, confidently, wis (obsolete)
Translations
truly, doubtlessly
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confidently, certainly
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Anagrams
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