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honest-to-God collapse: (used informally especially for emphasis); "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"

lifelike collapse: free from artificiality; "a lifelike pose"; "a natural reaction"

unflattering collapse: showing or representing unfavorably; "an unflattering portrait"; "an uncomplimentary dress"

undistorted collapse: without alteration or misrepresentation; "his judgment was undistorted by emotion"

verbatim collapse: using exactly the same words; "he repeated her remarks verbatim"

gospel collapse: a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"; the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings; an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"; folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)

sure enough collapse: as supposed or expected; "sure enough, he asked her for money again"

lawful collapse: conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent"; authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government"; according to custom or rule or natural law

unromantic collapse: neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance

verbal collapse: communicated in the form of words; "verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest"; prolix; "you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal"- Shakespeare; relating to or having facility in the use of words; "a good poet is a verbal artist"; "a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound"; "verbal aptitude"; expressed in spoken words; "a verbal contract"; of or relating to or formed from a verb; "verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'"; of or relating to or formed from words in general; "verbal ability"

naturalistic collapse: representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"

genuine collapse: not fake or counterfeit; "a genuine Picasso"; "genuine leather"; not pretended; sincerely felt or expressed; "genuine emotion"; "her interest in people was unfeigned"; "true grief"

literal collapse: without interpretation or embellishment; "a literal depiction of the scene before him"; limited to the explicit meaning of a word or text; "a literal translation"; avoiding embellishment or exaggeration (used for emphasis); "it's the literal truth"

unadulterated collapse: not mixed with impurities; "unadulterated maple syrup"

honest collapse: not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"; marked by truth; "gave honest answers"; without pretensions; "worked at an honest trade"; "good honest food"; without dissimulation; frank; "my honest opinion"

legitimate collapse: of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful; in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices"; based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"; make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"; show or affirm to be just and legitimate

sincere collapse: open and genuine; not deceitful; "he was a good man, decent and sincere"; "felt sincere regret that they were leaving"; "sincere friendship"

authentic collapse: not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"; conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief; "an authentic account by an eyewitness"; "reliable information"

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