truthy

English

/ˈtɹuːθi/

adj
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Faithful; true.
  • (US) Only superficially true; that is asserted or felt instinctively to be true, with no recourse to facts.
  • (computing) Evaluating to true in a Boolean context.

Etymology

Suffix from English truth.

Origin

English

truth

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