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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

genuinely en · ADV

Pronunciation

  • (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
  • /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Italic *-os Archaic Latin -os Latin -ūs Latin genuīnusbor. English genuine Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English genuinely From genuine + -ly.

Meanings

  1. In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.
    • This was an emphatic performance and victory, the hosts controlling affairs from pretty much first to last in a display that suggested they are genuinely moving forward once again. 2022 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Arsenal 3-1 Tottenham: Gunners show identity & direction in outstanding derby win”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 07 Nov 2022:
    • I thought they were joking at first, but it seemed they were genuinely interested in the talk about glaciers.

Forms

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most genuinely Degree=Sup lexicographic
more genuinely Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Translations (22)

de ernsthaft (truthfully, truly) · fr réellement (truthfully, truly) · hu őszintén (truthfully, truly) · de echt (truthfully, truly) · ca genuïnament (truthfully, truly) · hu hitelesen (truthfully, truly) · pl autentycznie (truthfully, truly) · eo efektive (truthfully, truly) · es auténticamente (truthfully, truly) · de aufrichtig (truthfully, truly) · ca autènticament (truthfully, truly) · fi oikeasti (truthfully, truly) · fi aidosti (truthfully, truly) · it veramente (truthfully, truly) · fr authentiquement (truthfully, truly) · fr vraiment (truthfully, truly) · de tatsächlich (truthfully, truly) · it genuinamente (truthfully, truly) · de wirklich (truthfully, truly) · es genuinamente (truthfully, truly) · eo vere (truthfully, truly) · it autenticamente (truthfully, truly)