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Etymology

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From truthful +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: trōōth′fəl-ĭ, IPA(key): /ˈtɹuːθ.fəl.i/, [ˈtɹuːθ.fɫ̩.i]
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Adverb

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truthfully (comparative more truthfully, superlative most truthfully)

  1. (manner) In a truthful manner
    He spoke truthfully.
    • 1980 December 13, Ray Olson, “Short Sighted And Silly”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 4:
      The common gay does well being less concerned with joining the Great Gay Bandwagon [] and more concerned with living unostentatiously, honestly, truthfully, and quietly.
  2. Frankly.
    Truthfully, I didn't suspect a thing.
    • 2007, Jane Mendle, Better Off Famous?:
      Truthfully, I was kind of average until my life went from snooze to snazztastic in about sixty seconds.

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