TRUTHY

Etymology

Adjective

truthy (comparative truthier, superlative truthiest)

(obsolete) Faithful; true. [19th c.]

(US, colloquial) Only superficially true; that is asserted or felt instinctively to be true, with no recourse to facts. [from 21st c.]

(computing, programming) Evaluating to true in a Boolean context.

Synonyms

• faithful, honest

• truthlike, truthful, truthsome, veridical

Antonyms

• (computing): falsy

Source: Wiktionary


Truth"y, a.

Definition: Truthful; likely; probable. [R.] "A more truthy import." W. G. Palgrave.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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