untrue
adjective
not true, as to a person or a cause, to fact, or to a standard.
untruly
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a word derived from
untrue.
Example Sentences
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George had alluded not untruly to his own engagements.
From The Bertrams by Anthony Trollope
He himself knows the real state of the case, and will not act untruly to his God, even though for years he seems to have been forgotten by Him.
From The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis by Marcus Dods
And he told himself, too, not untruly, that she had been less lonely of late.
From Mariquita A Novel by John Ayscough
And now, pretty Mistress Margery," says Sir James, "will you affirm that this man sayeth untruly, when he sayeth that you are ensured together?
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
Maurice thought, not untruly, that there was something odd in his tone.
From Brooke's Daughter A Novel by Adeline Sergeant
