What is the meaning of falsely?

adverb

  • In an insincerely false manner.
    • usage: "a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise, bathe and dress, chat falsely about this and that, and emerge into the rest of the evening as though nothing had happened"
  • In an incorrect manner.
    • usage: "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely"
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APAWordNet. (2010). falsely. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/falsely/definitions/1251492
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "falsely" http://smartdefine.org/falsely/definitions/1251492 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, falsely, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/falsely/definitions/1251492>.
MLAWordNet. "falsely" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/falsely/definitions/1251492>
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