adj.
1.conforming to truth
2.marked by system so adv.
1.to a very great extent or degree
2.in order that
3.in such a condition or manner, especially as expressed or implied
4.to a certain unspecified extent or degree
5.in the same way
6.in the way indicated
7.(usually followed by `that') to an extent or degree as expressed
8.subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
9.in truth (often tends to intensify) so n.
1.the syllable naming the fifth (dominant) note of any musical scale in solmization
Idiom of the Day
touch off (something) or touch (something) off
to cause something to fire or explode by lighting the fuse
The fire at the oil refinery touched off an explosion that destroyed many tanks.