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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