Sincerer

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sincere \Sin*cere"\, a. [Compar. {Sincerer}; superl.
     {Sincerest}.] [L. sincerus, of uncertain origin; the first
     part perhaps akin to sin- in singuli (see {Single}), and the
     second to cernere to separate (cf. {Discern}): cf. F.
     sinc[`e]re.]
     1. Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.


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              There is no sincere acid in any animal juice.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
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              A joy which never was sincere till now. --Dryden.
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     2. Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured. [Obs.]
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              The inviolable body stood sincere.    --Dryden.
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     3. Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character
        which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely
        assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for
        knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.
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              A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our
              actions.                              --Law.
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     4. Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a
        sincere friend; a sincere person.
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              The more sincere you are, the better it will fare
              with you at the great day of account. --Waterland.
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     Syn: Honest; unfeigned; unvarnished; real; true; unaffected;
          inartificial; frank; upright. See {Hearty}.
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