in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us"
Used in a Sentence
genuinely
How to use genuinely in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for genuinely.
Editorial note
It's genuinely surprising that this is the case.
Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1
Quick take
in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of genuinely gathered in one view.
genuinely; with authority; "it is authentically British"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for genuinely.
adverb
in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us"
adverb
genuinely; with authority; "it is authentically British"
See also: authentically
Example sentences
It's genuinely surprising that this is the case.
Are you telling me you really genuinely explored the theme of revenge in Hamlet?
I genuinely don't mean to sound smug, but -- remember how confident the Telegram guys were?
The White House seem to be genuinely committed to helping push through a piece of legislation to fix this.
But I bet it really, really hurts for the many folks who genuinely worked their asses off to see Zynga succeed.
This guy genuinely believes that he "invented" something.
It's because they are genuinely more cynical miserable people.
We've had so much marketed to us for so long so pervasively that we genuinely do not respond to advertising.
Should I just say them regardless?-When discussing something with some one there are occasions when I'm genuinely curious as to why they have a certain line of reasoning.
In case you are genuinely wondering, a lot of the hate towards Microsoft stems from their historical hostility towards open standards[0] and open source[1].
And here I am, upvoting the thread because I thought it's a statement about how ridiculous all the 'X in pure CSS' posts have gotten, while everyone else in this thread seems to be genuinely impressed.
Our leaders are dazzled by arguments of complexity when the heart of the problem is genuinely, truly simple:Introduce and pass a bill to eliminate software patents, retroactively, and do it now.
The vast majority of our community members genuinely respect and protect each other, but we urge users to be careful and discerning with each other and to hold others accountable through reviews, flagging and our customer service channel.
If you genuinely feel that Wikileaks is as bad as Al Qaeda and Hamas and the alikes, then I'll understand if you disagree with me, although even then I hope you agree that it should've been a government decree, and not banks solo-piloting their sense of morality.
For the people who are genuinely confused, Jolla is a company that sells smartphones, their first smartphone is also called Jolla; it runs Sailfish OS, which is effectively a fork of the Meego operating system which Nokia used in its N9/N900 phones, before they switched to Windows Mobile.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use genuinely in a sentence?
It's genuinely surprising that this is the case.
What does genuinely mean?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality; "she was now truly American"; "a genuinely open society"; "they don't really listen to us"
What part of speech is genuinely?
genuinely is commonly used as adverb.