TRUTHFUL

truthful, true

(adjective) expressing or given to expressing the truth; “a true statement”; “gave truthful testimony”; “a truthful person”

truthful

(adjective) conforming to truth; “I wouldn’t have told you this if it weren’t so”; “a truthful statement”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

truthful (comparative more truthful, superlative most truthful)

Honest, and always telling the truth.

Accurately depicting what is real.

Antonyms

• untruthful

Source: Wiktionary


Truth"ful, a.

Definition: Full of truth; veracious; reliable.

– Truth"ful*ly, adv.

– Truth"ful*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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