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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I care very little," said Lady Hastings, most untruly, "of what people accuse me.
From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 by Various
Men who see that a degree proves very little, but who do not look much further, are apt most untruly to undervalue the whole system and studies of the University.
From The Contemporary Review, January 1883 Vol 43, No. 1 by Various
Porter asserts, quite untruly, that I am intoxicated.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, October 15th 1887 by Various
And he told himself, too, not untruly, that she had been less lonely of late.
From Mariquita A Novel by John Ayscough
The Declaration of 1618 contends, truly or untruly, that no miners were embarked.
From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by W. (William) Stebbing
