• Falsely

    Origin

    false + -ly

    Full definition of falsely

    Adverb

    falsely

    1. In a false manner.He protested his innocence to the end, claiming he had been falsely charged and convicted.
      • 1910, "PRINCETON'S GRADUATE COLLEGE; Issues a Denial ....", in New York Times, Feb 4, 1910This could not be more falsely stated.
      • 1989, "Why Kill A Pollster?", in Washington Post, Dec 9, 1989Our insensitive laughter echoes even more falsely now.
      • 2003, "Wordsworthian Southey: the fashioning of a reputation.", Wordsworth Circle, Jan 1, 2003And on none of them does the name ring more falsely than on Robert Southey.
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