unfeignedly
- adverb
- /ʌnˈfeɪndli/
- Archaic
- He listened unfeignedly to her concerns, wanting to understand her feelings completely.
Examples
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God did not summarily condemn backsliders to a death sentence; he would readily "receive all such into grace and favor with himself, who shall unfeignedly repent of their sins." 186
Academic text (2018) -
She unfeignedly expressed her gratitude to everyone who helped her with the project.
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"So that we are much beholden to Machiavelli," he wrote in book two of his Advancement of Learning, "and others like him, who openly and unfeignedly declare and describe what men do and not what they ought to do" (21, 9).
Academic text (1993) -
And we beseech thee... give us that due sense of all thy mercies... that our hearts may be unfeignedly thankful... and that we show forth thy praise not only with our lips... but in our lives... by giving up ourselves to thy service... and by walking before thee in holiness and righteousness all our days.
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The volunteers worked unfeignedly to support the community during the crisis.
Synonyms
In a real and honest way
In a truthful way that shows you mean what you say
In a way that shows true feelings without pretending
Completely and sincerely, with full support and no doubts
To do something with serious effort and not as a joke
In a serious and honest way that shows a strong wish
Completely and without holding back
Speaks or acts in an honest way without sarcasm
In an open and honest way that shows no hidden plan
In a natural, honest way without pretending or showing off
In a natural, simple way that does not seem planned
In a simple, honest way without trying to impress
Antonyms
How Sincere
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unfeignedly comes from the parts un- ('not') and feign ('to pretend'). So to be unfeignedly something is to be not pretending, truly sincere and not fake.