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truthful

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Definition of truthful

adjective

  • telling or expressing the truth; honest:I think you’re confusing being rude with being truthful I want a truthful answer
  • (of artistic or literary representation) characterized by accuracy or realism; true to life:astonishingly truthful acting

Derivatives

truthfully

adverb
[sentence adverb]: truthfully, I never liked any of 'em

truthful in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of truthful in the US English dictionary
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