falsely en · ADV
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English falsly, falsliche, equivalent to false + -ly.
Meanings
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In a false manner.
RDG explains: "From April 1 2026, the following tickets, Anytime, Off-Peak, Day Travelcards and most Ranger and Rover tickets, will no longer be refundable on the day they become valid for travel." It calls the £40m it thinks it loses "refund abuse", which it explains as "refunds on tickets that have been used but not scanned or endorsed, where a customer falsely states that they did not travel". I'm sure such abuse takes place (and that it's done by passengers). But RDG is taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut and punishing many millions of honest passengers by making tickets more restrictive.
2026 March 18, Philip Haigh, “Tickets please: 2p per scan to offset fraudulent refunds?”, in RAIL, number 1057, page 48:This could not be more falsely stated.
1910 February 4, “PRINCETON'S GRADUATE COLLEGE; Issues a Denial [....]”, in New York Times:And on none of them does the name ring more falsely than on Robert Southey.
2003 January 1, “Wordsworthian Southey: the fashioning of a reputation.”, in Wordsworth Circle:He protested his innocence to the end, claiming he had been falsely charged and convicted.
Our insensitive laughter echoes even more falsely now.
1989 December 9, “Why Kill A Pollster?”, in Washington Post:President Donald Trump falsely claimed Thursday that some states saw gas prices fall to just $1.98 on Wednesday.
2025 April 17, Daniel Dale, “Fact check: Trump falsely claims gas prices hit $1.98 in some states”, in CNN, archived from the original on 24 Apr 2025:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most falsely | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more falsely | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
Synonyms
falsely · false · underhand · unsincerely · falsefully · insincerely · illegitimately · underhanded · underhandedly · false · untruly · dishonestly · untruthfully · truthlessly
Translations (22)
hi झूठमूठ (in a false manner) · km មិនពិត (in a false manner) · fi väärin (in a false manner) · nl valselijk (in a false manner) · de fälschlicherweise (in a false manner) · ru ло́жно (in a false manner) · de falsch (in a false manner) · hu hamisan (in a false manner) · fr faussement (in a false manner) · cmn 不正確的 /不正确的 (in a false manner) · ky жасалма (in a false manner) · it falsamente (in a false manner) · gl falsamente (in a false manner) · pt falsamente (in a false manner) · fi virheellisesti (in a false manner) · ca falsament (in a false manner) · ru оши́бочно (in a false manner) · ja 不誠実に (in a false manner) · ru непра́вильно (in a false manner) · pl błędnie (in a false manner) · es falsamente (in a false manner) · fi valheellisesti (in a false manner)