"genuinely" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈdʒɛnjuɪnli/ Audio: en-us-genuinely.ogg [US] Forms: genuinely [positive], [comparative], Superlative–
Etymology: genuine + -ly Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|genuine|ly}} genuine + -ly Head templates: {{adverb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. You say you genuinely feel some way when you truly do, especially when others might doubt it. Synonyms: really, truly, actually
    Sense id: simple-genuinely-en-adv-5vF4ChNn
  2. When something genuinely is genuinely some way, it is really is like that. Synonyms: really, truly, actually
    Sense id: simple-genuinely-en-adv-wDEHQAaY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Adverbs, Terms suffixed with -ly
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