Honestly : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Honestly	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
honestly adv (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" Synonym(s): honestly, candidly, frankly in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything" Synonym(s): honestly, aboveboard Antonym(s): deceitfully, dishonestly, venally
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Honestly \Hon"estly\, adv. 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.