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genuinely.

In a genuine manner; truthfully, truly.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.ɪn.li/
  1. 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.
Where this word comes from

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.

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