Truely-Truly | Commonly Confused Words
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Truely vs. Truly

Truely

In a way that is real, genuine, or sincere.

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Truly

/ˈtruːli/
In a genuine or accurate manner

Examples:

'Truly, sir, I have company there.'Was he truly saved?"Now I am truly the Knight of the Long Face.

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Truly is the correct spelling of the word, while truely is a common misspelling.
  • Remember, truly follows the rule that adjectives ending in e drop the e before adding ly.
  • Think of true turning into truly just like rude turns into rudely.
  • The extra e in truely is unnecessary and doesn't follow standard English spelling rules.
  • When in doubt, remember its truly with no extra e' in between.
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