truthly en · ADV
Etymology
From truth + -ly.
Meanings
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(nonstandard, proscribed) In accordance with truth; honestly, without deceit; truthfully.
The spirit of music serves such tragic insights because it speaks truthly to and of the disassociated emotions of the alienated mind and body that patriarchy psychologically inflicts on men and women.
2004, David A. J. Richards, Tragic manhood and democracy: Verdi's voice and the power of musical art:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more truthly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most truthly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |