faithfully
English
Etymology
From Middle English feithfulli, equivalent to faithful + -ly.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfeɪθfəli/
Adverb
faithfully (comparative more faithfully, superlative most faithfully)
- In a faithful manner.
- The CD reproduces music faithfully.
- I have been faithfully married for the past twenty years.
- (US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.
Synonyms
- (formula for ending correspondence): yours faithfully (UK)
Antonyms
- unfaithfully
Derived terms
- yours faithfully
Translations
in a faithful manner
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See also
- sincerely
- truly