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Thesaurus: honestly

Honorably; becomingly; decently.

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  1. adv. Honorably; becomingly; decently.
  2. adv. In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly.
  3. adv. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
  4. adv. in an honest manner
  5. 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.
  6. r:100 r. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that r. in an honest manner