well and truly
/ˌwɛl n̩ ˈtɹuli/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Example Sentences
- "Many people remained in their hiding places until the war was well and truly over."
- "[T]he ſaid intended marriage to be had, and, by God's bleſſing, to be well and truly ſolemnized and conſummated between the ſaid Walter Shandy and Elizabeth Mollineux aforeſaid, […]"
- "Now then, gentlemen, I beg you to weigh well in your minds; conſider ſeriously—for what are you called here this day?—Conſider, I beg of you;—what have you now ſworn to perform?—You have ſolemnly ſworn, that "you will well and truly try the iſſue between the parties." You have ſworn to try it: well and truly to try it. Now, pray, what is the iſſue? Mr. Fox aſſerts that I owe him about 200 l., which I deny. Now the queſtion between us is, whether debt or not. That is the iſſue which you have ſworn to try; to try it well; and truly to try it."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌwɛl n̩ ˈtɹuli/
- British English: /ˌwɛl n̩ ˈtɹuːli/