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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (2)

1. (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that;
- Example: "honestly, I don't believe it"
- Example: "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"
- Example: "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"
[syn: honestly, candidly, frankly]

2. in an honest manner;
- Example: "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"
- Example: "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"
[syn: honestly, aboveboard]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Honestly \Hon"est*ly\, adv.
   1. Honorably; becomingly; decently. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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   2. In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live
      honestly; to speak honestly. --Shak.
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   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.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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: honestly,
           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: honestly, aboveboard] [ant:
       deceitfully, dishonestly, venally]