All 3 Uses of
genuine
in
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
- Braced to meet the reserve and suspicion she had encountered at every introduction so far, Kit was startled to meet the unmistakably dazzled gaze of William Ashby, and unconsciously she rewarded him with the first genuine smile she had managed this morning.
p. 57.5genuine = real (not just being polite)
- His shrieks were genuine.
p. 88.4genuine = real (not pretended)
- Rachel looked genuinely distressed.
p. 99.6 *genuinely = truly
Definition:
real (as when a person is sincere or an object is not a replica or fake)