sincerely

adv
/sɪnˈsɪəli/UK/sɪnˈsɪɹli/US

Etymology

From sincere + -ly, from Latin sincērus (“pure, clean, sound”).

  1. derived from sincērus — “pure, clean, sound

Definitions

  1. In a sincere or earnest manner

    In a sincere or earnest manner; honestly.

    • I sincerely hope they make it home safely.
  2. A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person…

    A conventional formula for ending a letter, used when the salutation addresses the person for whom the letter is intended by his or her name.

    • Please consider the proposal carefully and let me know what you decide. Sincerely, Fred

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at sincerely. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at sincerely. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at sincerely

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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