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English
Etymology
From Middle English falsly, falsliche, equivalent to false + -ly.
Adverb
falsely (comparative more falsely, superlative most falsely)
- In a false manner.
He protested his innocence to the end, claiming he had been falsely charged and convicted.
1910 February 4, “PRINCETON'S GRADUATE COLLEGE; Issues a Denial ”, in New York Times:This could not be more falsely stated.
1989 December 9, “Why Kill A Pollster?”, in Washington Post:Our insensitive laughter echoes even more falsely now.
2003 January 1, “Wordsworthian Southey: the fashioning of a reputation.”, in Wordsworth Circle:And on none of them does the name ring more falsely than on Robert Southey.
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