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