adverb
- truly; certainly; indeed
Usage: archaic; biblical
Examples
- Verily, I say unto you, this is the truth.
- The old man spoke slowly: ‘Verily, those were different times.’
- Verily, the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
- She nodded and said, ‘Verily, you speak wisdom.’
- Verily I tell you, no one has seen such courage before.
- The prophet declared, ‘Verily, the day of reckoning approaches.’