truthy

== English == === Etymology === From truth +‎ -y. In colloquial sense, back-formation from truthiness. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɹuːθi/ Rhymes: -uːθi === Adjective === truthy (comparative truthier, superlative truthiest) (obsolete or humorous) Faithful; true. [19th c.] Synonyms: faithful, honest (US, colloquial) Only superficially true; that is asserted or felt instinctively to be true, with no recourse to facts. [from 21st c.] Synonyms: truthlike, truthful, truthsome, veridical (programming) Evaluating to true in a Boolean context. Antonym: falsy ==== Derived terms ==== truthiness ==== See also ==== facty === References === James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Truthy”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.