Bona fide American British adjective formal
1. To be real or genuine
You should check over whether you deal with bona fide partners or not.
The painting was drawn by a bona fide Picasso.
2. To have goodwill
Jane gave a bona fide proposal with aim of connecting two firms.
The president is on a bona fide visit to Cuba.
The person or thing that is original or authentic; a thing or person that is the best example of its type
1. If someone is all wool and a yard wide, he/she is friendly, sincere, and honest.
2. If something is all wool and a yard wide, it is of good quality.
It is impossible for a person to change his or her innate or fundamental nature.
He said he would quit alcohol, but he still can't desist from drinking. Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.