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faithfully

adverb

  1. with exactness, precisely
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfeɪθfəli/

adv

Etymology: From Middle English feithfulli, equivalent to faithful + -ly.

  1. In a faithful manner.

    The CD reproduces music faithfully.

    I have been faithfully married for the past twenty years.

  2. A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended using an honorific.