truthful

Universal Words adjective 1 ~ (about sth) (of a person) saying only what is true: They were less than truthful about their part in the crime. * Are you being completely truthful with me? * To be quite truthful with you, I'm not very keen on this colour. * a truthful child / witness 2 (of a statement) giving the true facts about sth: a truthful answer OPPUNTRUTHFUL truthfully adverb: She answered all their questions truthfully. * I can truthfully say that I have never seen anything quite like it before. truthfulness noun [U]