Dictionary

faithfully en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˈfeɪθfəli/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From Middle English feithfulli, equivalent to faithful + -ly.

Meanings

1. In a faithful manner.
   • The CD reproduces music faithfully.
   • I have been faithfully married for the past twenty years.
   • You'll see your problems multiplied / if you continually decide / to faithfully pursue / the policy of truth. 1990, “Policy of Truth”, in Violator, performed by Depeche Mode:
2. (US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.

Forms

Antonyms

unfaithfully

Deriveds

yours faithfully · faithfully flat

Relateds

truly · sincerely

Synonyms

yours faithfully (formula for ending correspondence)

Translations (29)

bg вярно (in a faithful manner) · tr inançla (in a faithful manner) · de vertrauend (in a faithful manner) · tr güvenilir biçimde (in a faithful manner) · pl wiernie (in a faithful manner) · de treu (in a faithful manner) · tr içtenlikle (in a faithful manner) · eo fidele (in a faithful manner) · ru ве́рно (in a faithful manner) · tr samimi olarak (in a faithful manner) · got 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐌰𐌱𐌰 (in a faithful manner) · pt fielmente (in a faithful manner) · el πιστά (in a faithful manner) · sk verne (in a faithful manner) · gl fielmente (in a faithful manner) · bg точно (in a faithful manner) · tr dürüstçe (in a faithful manner) · tr doğrulukla (in a faithful manner) · ca fidelment (in a faithful manner) · tr tam olarak (in a faithful manner) · fr fidèlement (in a faithful manner) · tr kati olarak (in a faithful manner) · cs věrně (in a faithful manner) · es fielmente (in a faithful manner) · de brav (in a faithful manner) · de glaubend (in a faithful manner) · tr bağlılıkla (in a faithful manner) · tr şiddetle (in a faithful manner) · zdj ha uaminifu (in a faithful manner)