About The Word Honestly
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Honestly
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What's The Definition Of Honestly?
[adv] in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"
[adv] (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" Synonyms | Synonyms for Honestly: aboveboard | candidly | frankly Related Terms | Find terms related to Honestly: authentically | blamelessly | bluntly | candidly | conscientiously | creditably | decently | dependably | disinterestedly | equitably | erectly | ethically | fairly | fastidiously | frankly | genuinely | high-mindedly | honorably | immaculately | impartially | in good faith | in plain English | in plain words | ingenuously | irreproachably | justly | legitimately | meticulously | morally | naturally | nobly | objectively | openly | plainly | punctiliously | purely | really | reliably | reputably | righteously | scrupulously | simply | sincerely | stainlessly | straightforwardly | truly | truthfully | unaffectedly | unambiguously | unassumedly | unequivocally | unimpeachably | unreservedly | unspottedly | uprightly | upstandingly | veridically | virtuously | warts and all | worthily See Also | Honestly In Webster's Dictionary \Hon"est*ly\, adv.
1. Honorably; becomingly; decently. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live
honestly; to speak honestly. --Shak.
{To come honestly by}.
(a) To get honestly.
(b) A circumlocution for to inherit; as, to come honestly
by a feature, a mental trait, a peculiarity.
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