verily C2 Topic:Describing Qualities UK /ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/ See IPA manual Freq #35814 Meanings 1 adv Truly; in truth (now old-fashioned or formal). Verily, I tell you that what he said was true. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · truly; in truth (now... trulycertainly More actually Etymology AI details From Middle English verraily, from verray (“true, very”) + -ly. More at very, -ly. verraily Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # verily **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (UK):** /ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/ **Frequency rank:** 35814 ## Meanings 1. Truly; in truth (now old-fashioned or formal). ## Examples - Verily, I tell you that what he said was true. ## Synonyms - actually - truly ## Roots and Affixes - Root: verraily ## Etymology From Middle English verraily, from verray (“true, very”) + -ly. More at very, -ly. ## AI Etymology Verily is from Middle English verraily, from verray (“true, very”) + -ly. More at very, -ly. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern adverbial form is built from the named base and affix. Important recorded forms include verraily (Middle English). Current senses include truly; in truth (now old-fashioned or formal). ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown