truthful

/ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/

TɹUːΘ · f(ə)l (2 syllables)

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Definition

Honest, and always telling the truth.

From truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful.

"someone's truthful nature"
"Mr. Musk was not being truthful, Mr. Rubio said. What about the more than 1,500 State Department officials who took early retirement in buyouts?"
"He drew a truthful portrait of the prince."