Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
well and truly — Completely, thoroughly • • • Main Entry: ↑well * * * completely Leith was well and truly rattled * * * ˌwell and ˈtruly idiom (informal) completely • … Useful english dictionary
well and truly — ► well and truly completely. Main Entry: ↑well … English terms dictionary
well and truly — adv. Well and truly is used with these adjectives: ↑hooked … Collocations dictionary
well and truly — completely. Many people remained in their hiding places until they were sure the war was well and truly over … New idioms dictionary
well and truly — completely. → well … English new terms dictionary
well — Ⅰ. well [1] ► ADVERB (better, best) 1) in a good or satisfactory way. 2) in a condition of prosperity or comfort. 3) in a favourable or approving manner. 4) in a thorough manner. 5) … English terms dictionary
well — I [[t]we̱l[/t]] DISCOURSE USES ♦ (Well is used mainly in spoken English.) 1) ADV: ADV cl You say well to indicate that you are about to say something. Sylvia shook hands. Well, you go get yourselves some breakfast. ... Well, I don t like the look … English dictionary
truly — tru|ly W3 [ˈtru:li] adv 1.) [+ adjective/adverb] used to emphasize that the way you are describing something is really true = ↑really ▪ His work is truly original. ▪ Fawcett was a truly remarkable man. ▪ a truly great work of medieval literature… … Dictionary of contemporary English
truly — [[t]tru͟ːli[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADV: ADV group, ADV before v (emphasis) You use truly to emphasize that something has all the features or qualities of a particular thing, or is the case to the fullest possible extent. ...a truly democratic system... Not… … English dictionary
well — 1 /wel/ adverb comparative better superlative best 1 SATISFACTORILY in a successful or satisfactory way: Did you sleep well? | James reads well for his age. | fairly/moderately/pretty well (=quite well) | go well (=happen in the way you planned… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
