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FALSELY

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 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In an incorrect mannerplay

Example:

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

Synonyms:

falsely; incorrectly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

false (arising from error)

Sense 2

Meaning:

In an insincerely false mannerplay

Example:

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

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

false (deliberately deceptive)

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