authentically adjective
au·then·tic
The adjective form of authentically is authentic
A aDefinitions
- adjective authentically not false or copied; genuine; real: an authentic antique. 1
- adjective authentically having an origin supported by unquestionable evidence; authenticated; verified: an authentic document of the Middle Ages; an authentic work of the old master. 1
- adjective authentically representing one’s true nature or beliefs; true to oneself or to the person identified: a story told in the authentic voice of a Midwestern farmer; a senator’s speech that sounded authentic. 1
- adjective authentically entitled to acceptance or belief because of agreement with known facts or experience; reliable; trustworthy: an authentic report on poverty in Africa. 1
- adjective authentically Law. executed with all due formalities: an authentic deed. 1
- adjective authentically Music. (of a church mode) having a range extending from the final to the octave above. Compare plagal. (of a cadence) consisting of a dominant harmony followed by a tonic. 1
- adjective authentically Obsolete. authoritative. 1