faithfully

English

Etymology

From Middle English feithfulli, equivalent to faithful +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfeɪθfəli/

Adverb

faithfully (comparative more faithfully, superlative most faithfully)

In a faithful manner.
The CD reproduces music faithfully.

I have been faithfully married for the past twenty years.
(US) A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.

Synonyms

(formula for ending correspondence): yours faithfully (UK)

Antonyms

unfaithfully

Derived terms

yours faithfully

Translations

in a faithful manner

Bulgarian: вярно (bg) (vjarno), точно (bg) (točno)
Catalan: fidelment (ca)
German: brav (de), glaubend (de), vertrauend (de)
Ngazidja Comorian: ha uaminifu

Russian: ве́рно (ru) (vérno)
Spanish: fielmente
Turkish: bağlılıkla, doğrulukla, dürüstçe, güvenilir biçimde, içtenlikle (tr), inançla, kati olarak, samimi olarak, şiddetle (tr), tam olarak

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