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truth·ful (tro̵̅o̅t̸h′fəl)
adjective
- telling the truth; presenting the facts; veracious; honest
- corresponding with fact or reality, as in artistic representation
Related Forms:
- truthfully truth′·fully adverb
- truthfulness truth′·ful·ness noun
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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Adjective complement with noun phrase
- say: Or you can make a realistic record that takes all of those things and tries to say something truthful about them.
Modifies a noun
- reporting: Science was built on the foundations of full and truthful reporting of observations and findings; not anymore.
Used with adjective complement
- stay: Stay truthful, but don't be afraid to say your worth.
Infinitive complement
- say: When I was growing-up it is truthful to say that for those of us who were born into abject poverty opportunities were virtually non-existent.
Modifying Another Word
- entirely: The map was not entirely truthful ( the wardens have been busy!
Preposition: in
- speech: Those who have the most truthful dreams are those who are the most truthful in speech.
Preposition: than
- religion: I do defend the idea that science, at its best, is more truthful than religion.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
The soul fortunately, has an interpreteröoften an unconscious, but still a truthful interpreteröin the eye.
He was moderately truthful towards men, but to women lied like a Cretan.
All the poet can do today is to warn. That is why the true Poet must be truthful.
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