OXFORD 9000
📚 adj • entry_id 14386

genuine

/ˈd͡ʒɛnjuːˌɪn/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
auténtico • genuino • legítimo • verdadero
Not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated
[…] and before you could say 'scissors' that customer had forgotten all about the genuine article, and was out of the shop with the bijoutry.
a genuine text; a genuine production; genuine materials; genuine friendship