truthful

adjectiveattested in dialogue

//ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l//

Honest, and always telling the truth.

adjective

1
Honest, and always telling the truth.
someone's truthful nature
Mr. Musk was not being truthful, Mr. Rubio said. What about the more than 1,500 State Department officials who took early retirement in buyouts?
2
Accurately depicting what is real.
He drew a truthful portrait of the prince.
He must be blind indeed who does not perceive the radical and chasmal difference between the truthful and the poetical modes of inculcation.

Etymology

From truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful.

Forms

comparative: more truthful
superlative: most truthful

trustworthy · Deserving of trust, reliable.truth · True facts, genuine depiction or statements of reality.Truth · An entry posted on the Truth Social platform.

truthful · Honest, and always telling the truth.

truthfully · In a truthful manner try · To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.trying · Difficult to endure; arduous.

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