verily

1. 1.

   in truth; certainly

   “I verily think so”

   “trust in the Lord...and verily thou shalt be fed”

   archaism

Questions about verily

What does verily mean?

verily means "in truth; certainly".

How many syllables are in verily?

verily has 3 syllables: ve-ri-ly. The stress falls on "ve".

Is verily a common word?

verily is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.