Genuinely

adv

adv ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in accordance with truth or fact or reality wordnet
  2. 2
    genuinely; with authority wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
authenticallyabsolutelyactuallyall joking asideartlesslyauthentically

Example

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"This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the purposes and principles of the United Nations."

Etymology

From genuine + -ly.

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