1
[ adverb ] in an insincerely false manner

Examples

"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"

Related terms

false false

2
[ adverb ] in an incorrect manner

Synonyms

incorrectly

Examples

"to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely"

Related terms

incorrect false incorrect false

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