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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And how can the media better reflect this reality in a way that is truthful but not depressing?
From Salon
It felt so real to Noah, so truthful to him.
From Los Angeles Times
“In a completely improper effort to exert undue pressure on Presley to retract her legitimate, truthful claims, Kruse and her co-conspirators have also sued Presley’s son, cousin, and assistant,” the statement continued.
From Los Angeles Times
And so I feel like people are responding to the fact that it feels truthful.
From Los Angeles Times
But O’Neill was indeed truthful about the ending.
From Los Angeles Times
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