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Synonyms for genuinely
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : jen-yoo-in |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn |
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Définition of genuinely
Origin :- 1590s, "natural, not acquired," from Latin genuinus "native, natural," from root of gignere "beget" (see genus), perhaps influenced in form by contrasting adulterinus "spurious." [Alternative etymology is from Latin genu "knee," from a supposed ancient custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn by placing it on his knee.] Meaning "really proceeding from its reputed source" is from 1660s. Related: Genuinely; genuineness.
- adv really
- "That's the first I've heard of it," said Austin, genuinely surprised.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- He was genuinely in love, even unselfishly—as far as he could be unselfish.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The Mamunds themselves were now genuinely anxious for peace.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- She was genuinely pleased, saying in reply that one did one's possible, but that children!
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- They surrounded the place effectively and surprised Tony genuinely.
- Extract from : « The Einstein See-Saw » by Miles John Breuer
- Vard demanded, in a tone which showed that he was genuinely startled.
- Extract from : « The Destroyer » by Burton Egbert Stevenson
- He was so genuinely an artist that he could not do the thing ill.
- Extract from : « Irish Fairy Tales » by Edmond Leamy
- He was only genuinely interested to see what would come of it.
- Extract from : « End of the Tether » by Joseph Conrad
- His eyes, and the 46 hue of his cheeks, genuinely alarmed her; she went to him, but he avoided her.
- Extract from : « Rope » by Holworthy Hall
- He was not a local, but a genuinely national American and free churchman.
- Extract from : « Charles Carleton Coffin » by William Elliot Griffis, D. D.
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