Both Uses of
genuine
in
The Hobbit
- And after all that last question had not been a genuine riddle according to the ancient laws.†
Chpt 5 *
- On their side they never admitted that the returned Baggins was genuine, and they were not on friendly terms with Bilbo ever after.†
Chpt 19
Definition:
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(genuine) real (as when a person is sincere or an object is not a replica or fake)