Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verily

/ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables: ver-i-ly
IPA: /ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Truly; doubtless; honestly; in truth.

Archaic

adv

confidently, certainly

Archaic

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"Are there three or four pleasing poems and are all the rest put in to fill up the book? Nay. verily! The poems in this collection are those that children love."

Etymology

From Middle English verraily, from verray (“true, very”) + -ly. More at very, -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: verraily

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/
British English: /ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/

Usage

Archaic

Synonyms

soothly truly certainly confidently wis

Questions

How do you pronounce verily?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɛɹ.əl.i/.
What does verily mean?: Truly; doubtless; honestly; in truth.
Where does verily come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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