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Definitions for falsely
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Princeton's WordNet
falselyadverb
in an insincerely false manner
"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"
falsely, incorrectlyadverb
in an incorrect manner
"to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely"
Wiktionary
falselyadverb
In a false manner.
He protested his innocence to the end, claiming he had been falsely charged and convicted.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Falselyadverb
Etymology: from false.
Simeon and Levi spake not only falsely but insidiously, nay hypocritically, abusing proselytes and religion. Gov. of Tongue.
Already were the Belgians on our coast,
Whose fleet more mighty every day became
By late success, which they did falsely boast,
And now by first appearing seem’d to claim. John Dryden, Ann Mir.Tell him, I did in vain his brother move,
And yet he falsely said he was in love;
Falsely; for had he truly lov’d, at least
He would have giv’n one day to my request. John Dryden, Aureng.Such as are treated ill, and upbraided falsely, find out an intimate friend that will hear their complaints, and endeavour to sooth their secret resentments. Joseph Addison, Spectator.
He knows that to be inconvenient which we falsely think convenient for us. George Smalridge, Sermons.
ChatGPT
falsely
Falsely refers to anything done in a deceptive, untrue, or incorrect manner, often with the intention to deceive or give a false impression. It means to misrepresent reality or facts.
Webster Dictionary
Falselyadverb
in a false manner; erroneously; not truly; perfidiously or treacherously
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of falsely in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of falsely in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of falsely in a Sentence
He’s falsely claiming that she’s trying to poison him, instead of calling 911, he calls a divorce lawyer.
To avoid having to justify its actions to Congress, The Trump administration falsely claims Congress had already authorized the strike under the 2002 Iraq war resolution. This legal theory is absurd, the 2002 authorization was passed to deal with Saddam Hussein. This law had nothing to do with Iran or Iranian government officials in Iraq. To suggest that 18 years later this authorization could justify killing an Iranian official stretches the law far beyond anything Congress ever intended.
Well it's extremely awkward to be talking about such private matters on TV. I thought Brett Kavanaugh did well and did what Brett Kavanaugh needed to do, brett Kavanaugh made the point that Brett Kavanaugh's not going away. Brett Kavanaugh's not going to let someone falsely smear Brett Kavanaugh reputation and ruin Brett Kavanaugh life.
While most doctors and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists strongly recommend that women do not douche, many women continue to douche because they falsely perceive douching to have positive health benefits, such as increased cleanliness.
Now Republicans seized on that directive. They used it to rile up their base by falsely claiming that the Biden administration is targeting parents.
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