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US
/ˈtɹuθfəɫ/
]
[ UK /tɹˈuːθfəl/ ]
[ UK /tɹˈuːθfəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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conforming to truth
I wouldn't have told you this if it weren't so
a truthful statement -
expressing or given to expressing the truth
a true statement
gave truthful testimony
a truthful person
How To Use truthful In A Sentence
- And I repeat what I said beforethat in my experience the B.B.C. is relatively truthful and, above all, has a responsible attitude towards news and does not disseminate lies simply because they are newsy. As I Please
- a truthful person
- I'm very proud of the film and I think I've been truthful and respectful of his work.
- Truthfully, those classifications have never really played a significant part in my own self-identification, and they never really became an issue until the self-awareness that comes with the late stages of middle school and early high school. Scott Janssen: Yes, I'm a White Male, and I Apologize for That
- Maluleke assured him that the court offered him more protection than any other place and that it was important he felt able to speak freely and truthfully.
- It's nominally a documentary, but not necessarily a wholly truthful one.
- And yet parents press children to be truthful, admonishing against wild stories and silly lies.
- The reporter raised a question touching the truthfulness of his statements.
- At best it was enormously misleading, and at worst it was untruthful.
- the statement given under oath was untruthful