truthfully
adverbattested in dialogue
- //ˈtɹuːθ.fəl.i//
- /[ˈtɹuːθ.fɫ̩.i]/
In a truthful manner
adverb
- 1
In a truthful manner
He spoke truthfully.
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.
Truthfully, I was kind of average until my life went from snooze to snazztastic in about sixty seconds.
Etymology
Etymology tree English truthful Middle English -ly English -ly English truthfully From truthful + -ly.
Forms
- comparative
- more truthfully
- superlative
- most truthfully