truthful

truthful
truthfully, adv.truthfulness, n.
/troohth"feuhl/, adj.
1. telling the truth, esp. habitually: a truthful person.
2. conforming to truth: a truthful statement.
3. corresponding with reality: a truthful portrait.
[1590-1600; TRUTH + -FUL]
Syn. 1. honest, trustworthy; candid, frank.

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