In good faith; genuinely, sincerely.
But by the knots I am speaking of, may it please your reverences to believe, that I mean good, honest, devilish tight, hard knots, made bona fide, as Obadiah made his; […]
In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.
Although he failed, the prime minister made a bona fide attempt to repair the nation's damaged economy.
Unadapted borrowing from Latin bonā fidē (“in good faith”).
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Genuine; not counterfeit.
This is a bona fide Roman coin.