truthful

truthful (ˈtruːθfʊl)

—*adj*
1.	telling or expressing the truth; honest or candid
2.	realistic: a truthful portrayal of the king

'truthfully

—*adv*

'truthfulness

—n

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Example sentences

All information provided during account registration must be truthful and

accurate.

Moderate reviews tend to be more truthful, and my own tends to be honest as

well.

She explained, which prompted more questions and more accurate, truthful

answers.

Although our sensations feel accurate and truthful, they do not necessarily

reproduce the physical reality of the outside world.

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Related Words

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Matching Quote

"A likely story indeed!" said the Pigeon, in a tone of the deepest contempt. "I've seen a good many little girls in my time, but never one with such a neck as that! No, no! You're a serpent; and there's no use denying it. I suppose you'll be telling me next that you never tasted an egg!"
"I have tasted eggs, certainly," said Alice, who was a very truthful child; "but little girls eat eggs quite as much as serpents do, you know."
"I don't believe it," said the Pigeon; "but if they do, then they're a kind of serpent: that's all I can say."

-Lewis Carroll