# truthy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɹuːθi/

## Definitions
1. Faithful; true.
2. Only superficially true; that is asserted or felt instinctively to be true, with no recourse to facts.
3. Evaluating to true in a Boolean context.

## Etymology
From truth + -y. In colloquial sense, back-formation from truthiness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/truthy