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    [Adverb]  | "ver*i*ly" | \ ˈver-ə-lē \


    1: in truth : certainly

    2: truly, confidently


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English verraily, from verray {see: |very:2|very:2} + -ly {see: |-ly:2|-ly:2};

    [Adverb]  | "verily" 


    1: to tell the truth;


      * e.g., " ... verily, I don't remember a single thing about that course "



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    2: not merely this but also;


      * e.g., " ... I shall pay back your loan and verily do so with considerable interest "



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     [ "verily" ]

    1: A a shortening of the phrase "very much so", even though there is no "ly" in the phrase. can also be used to mean "very much"

      * e.g.,  ... I want to maim you so verily, you have no idea. 

     [ "Verily" ]

    1: Truly, certainly, confidently. Note - Commonly misuse and/or misunderstood as Very much.

      * e.g.,  ... Do you want to watch that movie? 

     [ "Yea Verily" ]

    1: An Exclamation used to either affirm the preceding statement or to imply the statement to be made immediately after has greater significance to the audience in question.

      * e.g.,  ... "Last night was a bit hectic" "yea verily" "Yea verily 'tis the hour in which to consume Lambrini" 

     [ "Yeah Verily ..." ]

    1: "Yeah verily" is a supposedly medieval English expression denoting the positive response to someones statement or expression made. It was popularized in the comedy movie: The Court Jester -

      * e.g.,  ... Danny Kay in the comedy movie: Court Jester, used the expression - "Yeah Verily ...". It was a positive, humorous emphasis pinned after a statement made, with the idea of: Yes that's true, yes in agreement with the previous speakers statement. It has nothing to do with the "cheap expression" suggested earlier. 

     [ "Verily-Cransberry" ]

    1: One of the most beautiful alcoholic drinks ever to grace the shores of this wondrous land

      * e.g.,  ... Verily-Cransberry: to speedrun the act of consuming amaretto at a pace only previously known to Lance Armstrong 

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