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truthful

 adjective
     
truth‧ful
1 someone who is truthful does not usually tell lies [= honest]:
a truthful child
You and I must be truthful with each other.
2 a truthful statement gives the true facts about something [= honest]:
I have only one question to ask you, and I want a truthful answer.
—truthfully adverb:
Answer this question truthfully.
—truthfulness noun [uncountable]
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