adv
Meaning 1
In a truthful manner
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: manner
Examples
- He spoke truthfully.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
truthfully
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Pronunciation
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trōōth′fəl-ĭ
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/ˈtɹuːθ.fəl.i/
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[ˈtɹuːθ.fɫ̩.i]
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CMU ARPABET: T R UW1 TH F AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Frankly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Truthfully, I didn't suspect a thing.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
with truth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- I told him truthfully that I had just returned from my vacation
- he answered the question as truthfully as he could
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: untruthfully
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English truthful Middle English -ly English -ly English truthfully From truthful + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: بِصِدْقٍ (biṣidqin) — in a truthful manner
- Esperanto: vere — in a truthful manner
- Gothic: 𐍃𐌿𐌽𐌾𐌰𐌱𐌰 (sunjaba) — in a truthful manner
- Korean: 정말로 (jeongmallo) — in a truthful manner
- Korean: 진실로 (jinsillo) — in a truthful manner
- Latin: veraciter — in a truthful manner