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genuinely — index admittedly Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
genuinely — gen|u|ine|ly [ dʒenjuınli ] adverb * 1. ) honestly or in a sincere way: I m genuinely sorry for the problems I ve caused you. Sara s a genuinely nice person. I think David genuinely believed he was going to win. 2. ) MAINLY BRITISH really: used… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
genuinely */ — UK [ˈdʒenjuɪnlɪ] / US adverb 1) honestly, or in a sincere way I m genuinely sorry for the problems I ve caused you. Sara s a genuinely nice person. I think David genuinely believed he was going to win. 2) really: used for emphasizing a particular … English dictionary
genuinely — adv. Genuinely is used with these adjectives: ↑afraid, ↑amazed, ↑amused, ↑apologetic, ↑committed, ↑concerned, ↑confused, ↑creative, ↑creepy, ↑curious, ↑delighted, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
genuinely — adverb 1. in accordance with truth or fact or reality (Freq. 1) she was now truly American a genuinely open society they don t really listen to us • Syn: ↑truly, ↑really • Derived from adjective: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
genuinely — genuine ► ADJECTIVE 1) truly what it is said to be; authentic. 2) sincere; honest. DERIVATIVES genuinely adverb genuineness noun. ORIGIN Latin genuinus, from genu knee (with reference to the ancient Roman custom of a father acknowledging… … English terms dictionary
Genuinely — genuine gen u*ine, a. [L. genuinus, fr. genere, gignere, to beget, in pass., to be born: cf. F. g[ e]nuine. See {Gender}.] Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native; hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
genuinely — See genuine. * * * … Universalium
genuinely — adverb In a genuine manner; <!other wording … Wiktionary
genuinely — Synonyms and related words: absolutely, actually, all joking aside, artlessly, authentically, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, candidly, de facto, directly, frankly, guilelessly, honestly, in actuality, in all conscience, in all seriousness … Moby Thesaurus
