genuinely

American  

[jen-yoo-in-lee] / ˈdʒɛn yu ɪn li /

adverb

1. in a way that is real or true; authentically, honestly, or sincerely.

   We encourage children to place themselves in other people’s shoes in order to genuinely understand and empathize with their emotions.

   Ada is volunteering on the campaign because she genuinely believes in the candidate’s goals.

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Other Word Forms

• nongenuinely adverb
• quasi-genuinely adverb
• ungenuinely adverb

Etymology

Origin of genuinely

genuine ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

"My parents always showed me what it meant to genuinely care for others in their work, so that kind of embedded in me," the 49-year-old said.

From Barron's

The Beatles sound like they are genuinely appreciative, just not entirely sold on the need to express their thanks in this particular manner.

From Salon

So here are a few of my favorite best practices for making homemade gifts everyone will love receiving—and you’ll genuinely love making.

From Salon

An exquisite, heartbreaking and genuinely terrifying contemplation of trauma and familial love.

From Los Angeles Times

They genuinely believe this ruthless decision will pay dividends in the future and hope to be judged on that.

From BBC

Related Words

• absolutely
• actually
• authentically
• certainly
• fairly
• honestly
• indeed