truthfully

From truthful + -ly.

• enPR: trōōth′fəl-ĭ, IPA^(key): /ˈtɹuːθ.fəl.i/, [ˈtɹuːθ.fɫ̩.i]

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truthfully (comparative more truthfully, superlative most truthfully)

1. (manner) In a truthful manner

   He spoke truthfully.

   • 1980 December 13, Ray Olson, “Short Sighted And Silly”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 21, page 4:

     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.

   • 2007, Jane Mendle, Better Off Famous?:

     Truthfully, I was kind of average until my life went from snooze to snazztastic in about sixty seconds.

• (truthful manner): honestly, sincerely; see also Thesaurus:honestly
• (frankly): actually, in point of fact, truly; see also Thesaurus:actually