truthfully

In a truthful manner

Adverb

  1. In a truthful manner
    • He spoke truthfully.
    • The common gay does well being less concerned with joining the Great Gay Bandwagon […] and more concerned with living unostentatiously, honestly, truthfully, and quietly. - 1980 December 13, Ray Olson, “Short Sighted...
  2. Frankly.
    • Truthfully, I didn't suspect a thing.
    • Truthfully, I was kind of average until my life went from snooze to snazztastic in about sixty seconds. - 2007, Jane Mendle, Better Off Famous?:

Origin

Etymology tree English truthful Middle English -ly English -ly English truthfully From truthful + -ly.

Forms

more truthfully most truthfully

Synonyms

honestly sincerely actually in point of fact truly