SINCERELY Definition & Meaning

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sincerely

[ sin-seer-lee ]

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adverb

in a way that is genuine, earnest, or truthful:
We sincerely hope you can accept our apology.
a conventional term used at the end of a letter:
Sincerely, Mrs. Rose McNair.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of sincerely¹

First recorded in 1560–70; sincere ( def ) + -ly ( def ); sincerely def 2 recorded in 1700–05

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Shannon laudably offers no easy solutions, although his sincerely crafted dead end feels insufficient in its own way.

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Pascal goes about it sincerely, but the mini-tale is so grim that it only accomplishes two things: getting Pascal on the poster, and totally scrambling the movie’s tone.

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"It was a poor decision, and he is paying the consequences now, but I think he sincerely thought he had the country's best interests at heart."

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The authors of the Yale study sincerely see themselves as heralds of empirical science, whatever the political ramifications.

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When I say what I've been saying about her, I mean it very sincerely.

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How Do You Spell Sincerely?

Spelling tips for sincerely

The word sincerely is hard to spell because many often miss the second e, as in sincerly, or they include it in the wrong place, as in sincerley. Also, sometimes people may be confused about whether and where the s and c go, as in sinserely or cinserely.��

How to spell sincerely: The easiest way to remember how to spell sincerely is to start with the adjective sincere. This helps you include the second e in the right place, as sincer would be pronounced quite differently than sincere. Then, you turn sincere into an adverb by adding the typical adverb-forming suffix -ly, resulting in sincerely. To help you remember that sincerely has an s and then a c, keep in mind the phrase “sincere scout.” Scout uses an s followed by a c, just like sincere.

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