truthfully
adv/ˈtɹuːθ.fəl.i/ · [ˈtɹuːθ.fɫ̩.i]
Etymology From truthful + -ly.
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Manner In a truthful manner
- He spoke truthfully.
- The common gay does well being less concerned with joining the Great Gay Bandwagon […] and more concerned with living unostentatiously, honestly, truthfully, and quietly.1980 December 13, Ray Olson, “Short Sighted And Silly”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 4:
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Frankly.
- Truthfully, I didn't suspect a thing.
- Truthfully, I was kind of average until my life went from snooze to snazztastic in about sixty seconds.2007, Jane Mendle, Better Off Famous?:
- Synonyms
- honestly, sincerely, actually, in point of fact, truly