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Antonyms for falsely

Grammar : Adv
Spell : fawls
Phonetic Transcription : fɔls


Definition of falsely

Origin :
  • late 12c., from Old French fals, faus (12c., Modern French faux) "false, fake, incorrect, mistaken, treacherous, deceitful," from Latin falsus "deceived, erroneous, mistaken," past participle of fallere "deceive, disappoint," of uncertain origin (see fail).
  • Adopted into other Germanic languages (cf. German falsch, Dutch valsch, Danish falsk), though English is the only one in which the active sense of "deceitful" (a secondary sense in Latin) has predominated. False alarm recorded from 1570s. Related: Falsely; falseness.
  • adv deceitfully
Example sentences :
  • It would grieve me too deeply if you were to speak to me falsely again.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • The sanctity of human life is the canting cry of the falsely sentimental.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • My dear friend, how falsely do we and all the Hellenes speak about the sun and moon!
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • By praising you falsely or by persuading you to try to be a good man?
  • Extract from : « The Memorabilia » by Xenophon
  • And when it is all done, effectively, falsely—what is there?
  • Extract from : « Another Sheaf » by John Galsworthy
  • Moderation, falsely so called, hath nearly brought on us final ruin.
  • Extract from : « Patrick Henry » by Moses Coit Tyler
  • Falsely and insultingly do you expose your antagonist in the Colloquia.'
  • Extract from : « Erasmus and the Age of Reformation » by Johan Huizinga
  • "I daresay you have a better of your own," said Euphra, falsely.
  • Extract from : « David Elginbrod » by George MacDonald
  • It was said truly of him that the girl had jilted him, but falsely of her that she had been jilted.
  • Extract from : « Kept in the Dark » by Anthony Trollope
  • "The world has altered since her time, mademoiselle," said John, falsely and lamely.
  • Extract from : « Fort Amity » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

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