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Definition
real (as when a person is sincere or an object is not a replica or fake)
- People deal with me, but they are genuinely fond of Prim.p. 38.1
genuinely = really (not pretending or just being polite)
- Madge shoots him a look, trying to see if it's a genuine compliment or if he's just being ironic.p. 12.4
- And then he gives me a smile that seems so genuinely sweet with just the right touch of shyness that unexpected warmth rushes through me.p. 72.7
- Peeta genuinely seems to enjoy this station, swirling a combination of mud and clay and berry juices around on his pale skin, weaving disguises from vines and leaves.p. 95.7
- He has, in fact, in his own unpleasant way, genuinely been trying to prepare me for this.p. 168.9
- I'm genuinely thinking of trying to re-create Foxface's trip up to the pyramid in hopes of finding a new means of destruction when my eyes light on the burlap bag of apples.p. 220.6
There are no more uses of "genuine" in The Hunger Games.
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