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THESAURUS
honestly
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial honestly has 2 senses
- honestly(r = adv.all) candidly, frankly - (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"
- honestly(r = adv.all) aboveboard - in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything" Antonym: dishonestly
CIDE DICTIONARY
honestly, adv.
- Honorably; becomingly; decently. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly. Shak. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
honestly, adv.
1 in an honest way.
2 really (I don't honestly know; honestly, the cheek of it!).
1 in an honest way.
2 really (I don't honestly know; honestly, the cheek of it!).
THESAURUS
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
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