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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Honestly \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: honestly adv 1: (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" [syn: {candidly}, {frankly}] 2: in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything" [syn: {aboveboard}] [ant: {dishonestly}]
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