faithfully

American  

[feyth-fuh-lee] / ˈfeɪθ fə li /

adverb

1. in a strict or thorough way.

   This plan was faithfully carried out to the last detail.

2. remaining true to one’s promises, allegiance, affection, or beliefs; loyally.

   The old man lived as faithfully as he could, always trying to set an example for younger members of his church.

3. in a way that is reliable and can be trusted or believed.

   The plant will die back to the ground during a hard freeze; however, it faithfully returns in spring.

   In accepting taxpayer funds, the recipient agrees to faithfully account for all monies received from the county.

4. in a way that adheres to fact, a standard, or an original.

   The tribute band tries to faithfully reproduce the sound, style, arrangement, and instrumentation of the original artist’s recordings.

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Other Word Forms

• overfaithfully adverb
• pseudofaithfully adverb
• quasi-faithfully adverb

Etymology

Origin of faithfully

faithful ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

Baby Joe with his plump cheeks, whose refuge I’d been when others had no time for him, who had tended faithfully to me when I was sick, might even have saved my life!

From Literature

Shaw said that Florance is anchored to the “unsuccessful” Homes.com strategy and that the board is “unable or unwilling to faithfully perform its critical oversight function.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s not clear why the doting parents were both absent, “but we are sure they had their reasons as they have been incubating the eggs faithfully,” the nonprofit wrote in its “Eagle Log.”

From Los Angeles Times

Day and night, it guided a long, narrow piece of paper moving faithfully underneath a quivering black pen.

From Literature

But the revs you hear, and therefore the reality you can faithfully report, is completely artificial.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• conscientiously