genuinely

adverb

gen·​u·​ine·​ly ˈjen-yə-wən-lē How to pronounce genuinely (audio)
-(ˌ)win-,
 nonstandard  -ˌwīn-
: in a real or genuine way : truly
a genuinely funny movie
some genuinely disturbing news
She was genuinely surprised by their decision.
The audience was genuinely moved by the performance.
We are genuinely grateful to still have our jobs.

Examples of genuinely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Moctar seemed genuinely stunned that an area across the path from us was cordoned off specifically for the enjoyment of dogs. Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2024 Such alignment ensures authenticity in leadership, steering your decisions and actions to genuinely mirror your intentions and guiding principles. Kathy Miller Perkins, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Thankfully, Art Deco style and bold Hollywood glamour coexist with genuinely luxurious digs and white-glove service. Chris Dong, Travel + Leisure, 29 Feb. 2024 In early February, her video claiming to be the Black dancer that fell at Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show got 49.7 million views and was transported without context or fact-checking to Twitter, where people unaware of Melcher’s content interacted with it genuinely for days. Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024 Steiner — the fun-loving child welfare activist, force behind Orangewood Children’s Home, mentor to foster youth, fish-out-of-water politician and genuinely nice guy — died in 2022 at age 85. Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024 But here’s the takeaway: As disheartening as a cheating past can be, your relationship isn’t necessarily doomed to repeat history—especially if your partner has shown they’re genuinely committed to doing better. Jenna Ryu, SELF, 23 Feb. 2024 In so doing, each company can make a meaningful impact in its community and, beyond that, the world by genuinely embracing social and environmental issues. Wayne Elsey, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024 But if genuinely deserving songs and scores, for whatever reason, don’t make that shortlist, the door is shut and there is no going back. Jon Burlingame, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1613, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of genuinely was in 1613

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“Genuinely.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genuinely. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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