falsely
adverbattested in dialogue
In a false manner.
adverb
- 1
In a false manner.
He protested his innocence to the end, claiming he had been falsely charged and convicted.
This could not be more falsely stated.
Our insensitive laughter echoes even more falsely now.
And on none of them does the name ring more falsely than on Robert Southey.
Etymology
From Middle English falsly, falsliche, equivalent to false + -ly.
Forms
- comparative
- more falsely
- superlative
- most falsely