adjective
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telling or expressing the truth; honest or candid
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realistic
a truthful portrayal of the king
Other Word Forms
- overtruthful adjective
- overtruthfully adverb
- overtruthfulness noun
- quasi-truthful adjective
- quasi-truthfully adverb
- semitruthful adjective
- semitruthfully adverb
- semitruthfulness noun
- truthfully adverb
- truthfulness noun
Etymology
Origin of truthful
Example Sentences
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He billed it as a truthful account of events; yet Lewis used leading language like “supernatural,” and “haunt,” in addition to, “murder.”
From Literature
"Labour markets cannot function efficiently without truthful and non-misleading information about earnings and other material terms," Christopher Mufarrige, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, said in announcing the deal.
From BBC
“Labor markets cannot function efficiently without truthful and non-misleading information about earnings and other material terms,” said Christopher Mufarrige, the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection director.
She argued his own admissions weren’t truthful because he was subjected to coercive interview tactics by the LAPD.
From Los Angeles Times
There was no truthful thing Coal could say that wouldn’t get him in trouble.
From Literature
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