falsely
advEtymology From Middle English falsly, falsliche, equivalent to false + -ly.
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In a false manner.
- He protested his innocence to the end, claiming he had been falsely charged and convicted.
- This could not be more falsely stated.1910 February 4, “PRINCETON'S GRADUATE COLLEGE; Issues a Denial [....]”, in New York Times:
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- Our insensitive laughter echoes even more falsely now.1989 December 9, “Why Kill A Pollster?”, in Washington Post:
- And on none of them does the name ring more falsely than on Robert Southey.2003 January 1, “Wordsworthian Southey: the fashioning of a reputation.”, in Wordsworth Circle:
- President Donald Trump falsely claimed Thursday that some states saw gas prices fall to just $1.98 on Wednesday.2025 April 17, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Trump falsely claims gas prices hit $1.98 in some states”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2025:
- RDG explains: "From April 1 2026, the following tickets, Anytime, Off-Peak, Day Travelcards and most Ranger and Rover tickets, will no longer be refundable on the day they become valid for travel." It calls the £40m it thinks it loses "refund abuse", which it explains as "refunds on tickets that have been used but not scanned or endorsed, where a customer falsely states that they did not travel". I'm sure such abuse takes place (and that it's done by passengers). But RDG is taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut and punishing many millions of honest passengers by making tickets more restrictive.2026 March 18, Philip Haigh, “Tickets please: 2p per scan to offset fraudulent refunds?”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 48:
- Synonyms
- dishonestly, false, falsefully, falsely, illegitimately, insincerely, truthlessly, underhand, underhanded, underhandedly, unsincerely, untruly, untruthfully
- Antonyms
- honestly
- Hypernyms
- unvirtuously
- Hyponyms
- counterfeitly, slanderously