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Definition of verily in English: verilyadverb ˈvɛrɪliˈvɛrəli archaic Truly; certainly. sentence adverb verily these men are mad Example sentencesExamples - Some may be prepared to swear to an affidavit and say they were told and verily believe that this was so.
- Truth must you tell, he says, for truth is God, and verily, it is the only God I know.
- I verily believe the HIAB loader lost power since the crane/arm fell down dropping the scaffolding boards.
- This is, I verily believe it, the worst used labouring people upon the face of the earth.
- It says, ‘I hereby declare under penalty of election falsification, that the statements above are true as I verily believe.’
Synonyms definitely, certainly, unquestionably, undoubtedly, positively, without doubt, without a doubt, beyond any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond question, unmistakably, indubitably, undeniably, beyond the shadow of a doubt, surely, assuredly
Origin Middle English: from very + -ly2, suggested by Old French verrai(e)ment. Definition of verily in US English: verilyadverbˈvɛrəliˈverəlē archaic Truly; certainly. I verily believed myself to be a free woman Example sentencesExamples - I verily believe the HIAB loader lost power since the crane/arm fell down dropping the scaffolding boards.
- Truth must you tell, he says, for truth is God, and verily, it is the only God I know.
- It says, ‘I hereby declare under penalty of election falsification, that the statements above are true as I verily believe.’
- This is, I verily believe it, the worst used labouring people upon the face of the earth.
- Some may be prepared to swear to an affidavit and say they were told and verily believe that this was so.
Synonyms definitely, certainly, unquestionably, undoubtedly, positively, without doubt, without a doubt, beyond any doubt, beyond doubt, beyond question, unmistakably, indubitably, undeniably, beyond the shadow of a doubt, surely, assuredly
Origin Middle English: from very + -ly, suggested by Old French verrai(e)ment. |