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# truthfully

adverb (truthfully, more truthfully)

«truthfully» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In an honest way; telling the truth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truthfully/#m1)
2. (sentence adverb) Used to show you are being honest about your feelings: «Truthfully, I didn't like the film». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truthfully/#m2)

### In the lessons

In ethics lessons and stories: answering truthfully even when it's hard. In court, witnesses must answer truthfully. In everyday talk «truthfully» or «to be truthful» introduces an honest opinion. Phrases: «answer truthfully», «truthfully speaking», «to be truthful».

### Examples

- Please answer the questions truthfully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truthfully/#x1)
- Truthfully, I forgot to do my homework. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truthfully/#x2)
- She told the teacher truthfully what had happened. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truthfully/#x3)
- Can you truthfully say you didn't eat the last biscuit? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truthfully/#x4)
- Truthfully, I'm a bit scared of the dark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truthfully/#x5)
- The witness promised to speak truthfully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truthfully/#x6)
- He answered truthfully, even though he knew he would get in trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truthfully/#x7)
- I wish to ask you a question, and I beg you to answer truthfully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truthfully/#x8)

### Note

Spelling: truth + ful + ly (one l in -ful, then -ly: truthfully has double l). Similar: «honestly». Opposite: «untruthfully», «dishonestly».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «truthfully» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truthfully/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«truthfully» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/truthfully.html) on Mova free.