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   honestly

   /ˈɒnɪstli/

   adverb

   • 1. in a truthful, fair, or honourable way: "he'd come by the money honestly" Similar fairlylawfullylegallylegitimatelyhonourablydecentlyethicallymorallyby 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 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 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 pretencewithout dissemblinginformal:Scout's honourdated:honest Injun
   • ▪ used to indicate the speaker's annoyance or impatience: "honestly, that man is the absolute limit!"

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   Learn the meaning of honestly as an adverb or exclamation in English. Find out how to use it to express truthfulness, disapproval, or emphasis with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Learn the meaning of the adverb honestly, which can express honesty, genuineness, or simplicity. Find synonyms, example sentences, word history, and related entries for honestly.

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   Definition of honestly adverb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of the adverb 'honestly' in British and American English. See examples of 'honestly' in sentences and compare it with 'honest'.

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   Honestly definition: in an honest, truthful, or sincere manner. See examples of HONESTLY used in a sentence.

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   Definitions of honestly. adverb. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that. “ honestly, I don't believe it”. synonyms: candidly, frankly. adverb. in an honest manner. “in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it”. synonyms: aboveboard.