Sincerely
[sɪn'sɪəlɪ] or [sɪn'sɪrli]
Definition
(adv.) written formula for ending a letter.
(adv.) with sincerity; without pretense; 'she praised him sincerely for his victory'; 'was unfeignedly glad to see his old teacher'; 'we are truly sorry for the inconvenience'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a sincere manner.
(adv.) Purely; without alloy.
(adv.) Honestly; unfeignedly; without dissimulation; as, to speak one's mind sincerely; to love virtue sincerely.
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Examples
- There is no proof that this unbrotherly, unhumorous egotist was ever sincerely loved by any human being. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Yours very sincerely, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- But now, sincerely, do not you find the place altogether worse than you expected? Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- If you throw away this chance, you will both richly deserve to be hanged, as I sincerely trust you will be. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- At that period, I believe he could have attached himself to me very sincerely; more so than formerly. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- And nobody, my love, will congratulate you more sincerely on such a marriage than I shall. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Mr Headstone, I thank you sincerely, I thank you gratefully, and hope you may find a worthy wife before long and be very happy. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- And the Art of Peace Should be the Study of every young American which I most Sincerely hope they will maintain. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- His voice told me that he spoke sincerely. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Sincerely, then--what should you gain that would compensate for the possibility--the certainty--of a lot of beastly talk? Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I love Willoughby, sincerely love him; and suspicion of his integrity cannot be more painful to yourself than to me. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I trust and hope, and sincerely wish you may never be absent from home so long again, were most delightful sentences to her. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- The matron at the Reformatory had reported her to my lady as a sincerely penitent and thoroughly trustworthy girl. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Very sincerely did Emma wish to do so; but it was not immediately in her power. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I thank you very sincerely, said Lord Byron, pressing my hand with much friendly warmth. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I have felt sincerely interested in her, and have had a great desire to know something more about her. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Sincerely wish you happy in your choice, and it shall not be my fault if we are not always good friends, as our near relationship now makes proper. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- I thank the lady very sincerely, said her father: I fancy she has been very good to my child. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- His father had been a very religious man and he had said it simply and sincerely. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- If you are ever in my neighbourhood, he said, pray don't forget that I am sincerely anxious to improve our acquaintance. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- He felt the greatness and goodness of his purpose so sincerely: others who heard him plead for it, could not but feel it too. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- She dared not relate the other half of Mr. Darcy's letter, nor explain to her sister how sincerely she had been valued by her friend. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I have condoled sincerely with the bishop of St. Asaph's family. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Indeed, she was really sincerely happy at having him for a guest. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Sincerely speaking, I am sorry, uncle, you are so disappointed. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Sincerely-- she interjected, as he was about to speak. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- I am sincerely sorry, I am sincerely grieved, he said. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Madame Beck and the priest were thus, for money reasons, equally and sincerely interested in the nursing of the West Indian estate. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- But, through all these causes combined, I sincerely believe she had a kind of adoration for him before he left the house that night. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Edward seemed a second Willoughby; and acknowledging as Elinor did, that she HAD loved him most sincerely, could she feel less than herself! Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
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