bona fide

  • (adjective): In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.
  • (adjective): Genuine; not counterfeit.
  • (adverb): In good faith; genuinely, sincerely.
  • Although he failed, the prime minister made a bona fide attempt to repair the nation's damaged economy.
  • This is a bona fide Roman coin.