Meanings
adjectivetrueful (comparative more trueful, superlative most trueful)
comparative more trueful · superlative most trueful
Origin
- Old Englishġetrēowfull“faithful, holding the faith”
- Middle Englishtruful
- Englishtrueful
From Middle English truful, trewful, trewfull, from Old English ġetrēowfull (“faithful, holding the faith”), equivalent to true + -ful.
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trueful. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trueful
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“trueful.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trueful. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trueful,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trueful.
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