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adv
In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: truly, really
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
genuinely; with authority
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: authentically
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Old Latin -os Latin -ūs Latin genuīnusbor. English genuine Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English genuinely From genuine + -ly.
Across languages
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
