Definition of "bonafide" [bonafide]

• Made sincerely, in good faith (adjective)
• Genuine or authentic (adjective)

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• "The quality and uniqueness lit the fire in what can now be called a bonafide success story."
• "JOHNS: OK, so does anybody really know how many so-called bonafide fugitive aliens there are in this country?"
• "He never had the kind of bonafide drug or alcohol problem that plagues nearly every successful rock musician eventually, and therefore can probably count on having a normal life expectancy, which not only fills me with unimaginable delight but also makes me wonder how the hell this man is going to come up with a comparable third act, and, yes, a satisfying denouement."