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Definition of Honestly

1. Adverb. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that. "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"

2. Adverb. In an honest manner. "Was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"

Definition of Honestly

1. adv. Honorably; becomingly; decently.

Definition of Honestly

1. Adverb. (context: manner) In an honest manner. ¹

2. Adverb. (context: speech act) Frankly. ¹

3. Interjection. (non-gloss definition Used to express exasperation, dismay, etc.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Honestly

1. honest [adv] - See also: honest

Lexicographical Neighbors of Honestly

honest-to-god honest-to-goodness honest broker honest injun honest injuns honest to God honest woman honested honester honestest

honestetee honestie honesties honesting honestly (current term) honestness honesty honesty is the best policy honewort honeworts

honey honey-bag honey-do list honey-flower honey-mouthed honey-pot ant honey-pot ants honey-tongued honey badger

Literary usage of Honestly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Commentaries on the Laws of England by William Blackstone, William Gardiner Hammond (1890)
"(D. Hoffman, Legal Outlines, p. 377.) (12) That we should live honestly, should hurt nobody, and should render to every one his due, page 40. ..."

2. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini, John Addington Symonds (1889)
"... pay according to their contract, I would defray the cost out of my own purse, because I saw that they had honestly and heartily performed their task ..."

3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1896)
"He had honestly intended to return to the east, mid from his German prison had despatched Saul de ..."

4. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1903)
"the check and the money, honestly, and with the consent of his principal, and subsequently converted it to his own use. Prima facie, at least, ..."

5. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1912)
"... has not each one an interest in the property to the extent of one twelfth? affairs are honestly managed. He has com mitted his interest, for a time, ..."

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