untruthfully
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5.9
- adverb
- /ʌnˈtruːθfəli/
:
deshonestamente
- She answered the question untruthfully to protect her friend from trouble.
Examples
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Ile nods untruthfully, dispirited, thinking he must find a new profession, which won't be easy at his age, forty-one.
Fiction book (1990) -
I said, loftily and untruthfully, that I had no trouble in reaching Pickering.
Fiction book (1995) -
"It's very nice," I replied, not untruthfully.
Fiction book (1999) -
I added, somewhat untruthfully, that in my country the men who had beaten the accused man would themselves be accused of attempted murder.
Fiction book (1995) -
"It doesn't bother me," I said untruthfully.
Fiction book (1991) -
"I've often wondered," Cecilia said, untruthfully.
Fiction book (1993) -
As described in detail in the Memorandum, Dennehy testified untruthfully on many matters.
Blog text (30) -
Yes, they who had always insisted that the personal is political suddenly became passionately concerned over privacy, especially regarding the questioning Clinton faced in the Jones suit about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, questioning to which he repeatedly responded untruthfully under oath.
Academic text (2000) -
Later he tries to threaten Khaldun/Dov by telling him (untruthfully) that his other son, Khalid, has joined the fedayeen: "Your first battle could be with a fida'i whose name is Khalid....
Academic text (1996) -
The Coltenbacks returned Memphis to the shelter as directed but had fallen in love with the dog and immediately applied to adopt him, which should have been a simple deed for two canine specialists and a perfect solution for Memphis, but Lore denied the application, untruthfully claiming that the town would have a liability for the dog following adoption.
Blog text (17)
Synonyms
83
3.5
In a way that is not true or correct
16
5.7
In a way that makes something seem different from what it really is
10
7.5
In a dishonest way to trick someone to get money or other things
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3.5
In a way that tries to trick or cheat other people
2
5.3
In a way that gives someone the wrong idea
2
8.4
In a dishonest way, by pretending not to know something
1
6.3
In a way that tries to trick someone
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7.7
In a way that seems true but is not
1
9.9
In a way that says things that are not true
In a dishonest or unreliable way
In a dishonest way that betrays trust
In a way that makes people believe something that is not true
Antonyms
How Truthful
Surface Forms
Morphology
untruthfully = untruthful (transparent) = un + truth + ful + ly
The adverb is formed in a regular way from the adjective 'untruthful' by adding '-ly', and the meaning is directly recoverable from the base word.
Etymology
The word untruthfully is built from un- 'not', truth 'true fact', and -ly (which makes a word tell how something is done). So, untruthfully means 'in a way that is not true', or 'in a way that involves lying'.