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Bona fide

adjective

Undertaken in good faith.

Not counterfeit or copied. Synonyms: authentic, unquestionable, veritable. "A bona fide manuscript" , "An unquestionable antique" , "Photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

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"Bona fide" Quotes from Famous Books

... Ladyship's assertion, that "she was called to the task by some of the most influential organs of public opinion in France;"—she would not certainly affirm what she knew to be false, and the idea that she did receive a bona fide request of the above purport from such individuals, is too absurd to command belief for a moment. Would any one in his senses, who is "desirous of being represented as he is," put in requisition the pencil of an artist by which he would ...

— The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 • Various

... I knew whether the Cabinet has determined on forcing war upon Russia at all events, or if Russia consents to go into the Conference on the English terms; the Cabinet will then bona fide endeavour after an equitable and honourable settlement. Lord B.'s antecedents all point to a determination to make any settlement impossible. He has succeeded so far without provoking the other Powers, but such ...

— The Life of Froude • Herbert Paul

... other for a few moments in silence. It took some time to grasp the astounding facts. They were real bushrangers, their escapades had been printed in the papers, they were actually being pursued by bona fide troopers on flesh-and-blood horses—what ...

— The Gold-Stealers - A Story of Waddy • Edward Dyson

... as I said. He's really got a reputation. He's just the kind of a detective that an inexperienced girl might pick up. Blake will soon find out you've hired him, he'll believe it a bona fide arrangement on your part, and will have a lot of quiet laughs at your simplicity. God made Lige ...

— Counsel for the Defense • Leroy Scott

... these unthinking judgments about our great college do harm, and I determined, therefore, that anything that I said about Oxford should be the result of the actual observation and real study based upon a bona fide residence in the ...

— My Discovery of England • Stephen Leacock

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