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Etymology

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From Middle English falsly, falsliche, equivalent to false +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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falsely (comparative more falsely, superlative most falsely)

  1. 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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