genuinely

B2
US /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/
adv Freq #9026

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.

    I thought they were joking at first, but it seemed they were genuinely interested in the talk about glaciers.

  2. 2
    adv

    in accordance with truth or fact or reality

  3. 3
    adv

    genuinely

Etymology

From genuine + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 adv · in accordance with truth or... truly
3 adv · genuinely authentically

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