word
Falsely
FAW-lslee
/ˈfɔːlsliː/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
falsely
Dictionary meaning
In an incorrect manner.
Examples
- To credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely.
- 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.
Synonyms: incorrectly
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