falsely
/ˈfɔːlsli
/adverb
1Not in accordance with truth or fact; incorrectly: the police falsely accused him of murder the deaths were falsely attributed to influenza...
- The magazine article also overstates the danger of being falsely accused of rape.
- Fra Savonarola was brought to trial for heresy - he was said to have falsely claimed to have seen visions.
- When the FSA took some samples from supermarkets they found that 35 per cent had been falsely labelled.
1.1Not in accordance with rules or law; dishonestly: he admitted two counts of falsely claiming expenses he was offered money to testify falsely against me...
- Ten animal rights protesters were awarded compensation by police after officers were accused of falsely imprisoning them.
- The crackdown targets low-skilled immigrants who take jobs in Britain and who falsely claim political asylum.
- The airline has been accused of falsely certifying repair work that was never completed.
2In an insincere or artificial manner: she smiled falsely...
- The two noblemen fawn falsely over De Guiche, who ignores them.
- In this film, after walloping us with images and falsely placating us with words, the director blinds us with light.
- He remarks that he prefers the real Bernard to the falsely happy Bernard.
3In an illusory manner; not actually so: testing will yield falsely reassuring results...
- Adopting our recommendation has the potential to avoid as many as half a million women a year being falsely reassured.
- Let's not start with the holes in plausibility, or the falsely happy ending.
- The humor consists in watching the hero's falsely assuring world of "boring predictability" quietly crumble.