phonily
In fake fashion
In a phony manner—with false sincerity or artificial feeling: She smiled phonily at the camera.
The word describes behavior that rings hollow or seems put on.
Also spelled phonilly, though neither spelling is common.
Through intentional dishonesty
- spuriouslyIn a counterfeit manner
- fakelyIn an insincere way
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
- shamFraudulent imitation
imitation · ersatz · pseudo · mock · knockoff · faux · quack · charlatan
With pretended ignorance
- hypocriticallyFeigning virtues one lacks
- falselyContrary to fact
- dishonestlyIn an untruthful manner
- untruthfullyIn a lying manner
deceptively · duplicitously · hollowly · emptily · superficially · unconvincingly · glibly · sanctimoniously
With exaggerated importance
- ostentatiouslyIn a showy manner
- pompouslyWith showy self-importance
- theatricallyIn a stagey manner
- artificiallyIn a manufactured way
affectedly · flamboyantly · showily · grandiosely · bombastically · exaggeratedly · melodramatically · stagily
fraudulently
Through intentional dishonesty
- spuriouslyIn a counterfeit manner
- fakelyIn an insincere way
- forgedMade by smithing, or faked
sham · imitation · ersatz · pseudo · mock · knockoff · faux · quack · charlatan · impostor
disingenuously
With pretended ignorance
- hypocriticallyFeigning virtues one lacks
- falselyContrary to fact
- dishonestlyIn an untruthful manner
untruthfully · deceptively · duplicitously · hollowly · emptily · superficially · unconvincingly · glibly · sanctimoniously · insincerely
pretentiously
With exaggerated importance
- ostentatiouslyIn a showy manner
- pompouslyWith showy self-importance
- theatricallyIn a stagey manner
artificially · affectedly · flamboyantly · showily · grandiosely · bombastically · exaggeratedly · melodramatically · stagily · mannered
- Hooked on PhonicsLiteracy training through sounds
- phonics booksTexts teaching decoding
- phonics instructionTeaching sound-symbol correspondence
- phonics gamesActivities teaching letter sounds
- phonics songsMelodies teaching letter sounds
- phonics testAssessment of decoding ability