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Fakely vs Fakey - What's the difference?

fakely | fakey |

As an adverb fakely

is in a fake way, fraudulently.

As an adjective fakey is

(colloquial) fake.

fakely

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In a fake way, fraudulently.
  • *2002 "We showed up at the bar and it was an ocean of fakely tanned men, wearing vests with no shirts underneath". I Only Smoke on Thursdays by Georgie Nickell [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0595236464&id=UGW3xVAcB2MC&pg=PA19&lpg=PA19&dq=fakely&sig=szLED_52i1onvvejRnWr0m_TduM]

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    fakey

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (colloquial) Fake.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2009, date=June 27, author=Alastair Macaulay, title=His Moves Expressed as Much as His Music, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=It is easy to dislike many of the later videos: even as early as the late ’80s, the kind of drama he puts onto screen often looks fakey , and isn’t always rescued by his skill as a performer. }}

    References

    * Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged . Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (23 Oct. 2010)