genuinely

adverbcommon in dialogue

//ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li//

In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.

adverb

1
In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
I thought they were joking at first, but it seemed they were genuinely interested in the talk about glaciers.
This was an emphatic performance and victory, the hosts controlling affairs from pretty much first to last in a display that suggested they are genuinely moving forward once again.

Etymology

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.

Forms

comparative: more genuinely
superlative: most genuinely

Gentry · A surname.gents · A men's room: a lavatory intended for use by men.genuine · Belonging to, or proceeding from the original stock; native.

genuinely · In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.

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