Standard Lemma guide
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adv
Genuinely; literally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Internet
Qualifier: chiefly meiosis
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *legh- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *léghyeti Proto-Germanic *ligjaną Proto-Germanic *lēgaz Old Norse lágrbor. Middle English lāh English low Proto-West Germanic *kaiju Old English cǣġ Middle English keye English key English lowkey 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 blend English lowkenuinely Blend of lowk(ey) + (g)enuinely. Coined in a TikTok posted November 19, 2025.
