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   Hon·est·ly

   /ˈänəstlē/

   

   adverb

   • 1. in a truthful, fair, or honorable way: "he'd come by the money honestly" Similar fairlylawfullylegallylegitimatelyhonorablydecentlyethicallymorallyby fair meansby just meanswithout corruptionin good faithby the bookin accordance with the rulesinformal:on the levelOpposite dishonestly
   • 2. used to emphasize the sincerity of an opinion, belief, or feeling: "she honestly believed that she was making life easier for Jack" Similar franklycandidlysincerelygenuinelytruthfullytrulywholeheartedlyfreelyopenlyplainlystraight outstraight from the shoulderinformal:straight up
   • ▪ used to emphasize the sincerity or truthfulness of a statement: "honestly, darling, I'm not upset" Similar truthfullyreallytrulyactuallyto be honestto tell you the truthto be frankspeaking truthfullyspeaking franklyin all honestyin all sincerityin plain languagein plain Englishwithout pretensewithout dissemblinginformal:Scout's honordated:honest Injun
   • ▪ used to indicate the speaker's disapproval, annoyance, or impatience: "honestly, that man is the absolute limit!"

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