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verily

[ ver-uh-lee ]

/ ˈvɛr ə li /

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adverb

in truth; really; indeed.

Origin of verily

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at very, -ly

Words nearby verily

verifiability principle, verification, verification principle, verified, verify, verily, verisimilar, verisimilitude, verism, verismo, veritable

Example sentences from the Web for verily

Verily there existeth not any one more treacherous than she.

The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. |Anonymous
He be verily an old man, he be over eighty years old, but there be somewhat of the first of him left.

Giles Corey, Yeoman |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
All virtues are one virtue; yea, verily, they are all one and the same.

Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 6. Young Germany |Georg Brandes
Children and women went singing a verse to this effect, Verily we came from God, and to him shall we return!

The Apostles |Ernest Renan

Verily, He that sends them forth and bids them work His will is greater than any one—greater than all of them together.

Lectures on Popular and Scientific Subjects |John Sutherland Sinclair, Earl of Caithness

British Dictionary definitions for verily

verily

/ (ˈvɛrɪlɪ) /

adverb

(sentence modifier) archaic in truth; truly verily, thou art a man of God

Word Origin for verily

C13: from very + -ly ²