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dishonestly

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dis·hon·est

[dis-on-ist]
adjective
1.
not honest; disposed to lie, cheat, or steal; not worthy of trust or belief: a dishonest person.
2.
proceeding from or exhibiting lack of honesty; fraudulent: a dishonest advertisement.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English dishoneste < Anglo-French, Old French deshoneste, equivalent to des- dis-1 + honeste honest

dis·hon·est·ly, adverb


1. unscrupulous, knavish, deceitful, perfidious. See corrupt. 2. false.


1, 2. honest.

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dishonest (dɪsˈɒnɪst)
 
adj
not honest or fair; deceiving or fraudulent
 
dis'honestly
 
adv

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dishonest
late 14c., from O.Fr. deshonesté (13c., Mod.Fr. déshonnêteté), perhaps from a M.L. or Gallo-Rom. compound of L. dis- "not" + honestus "honorable" (see honest). The L. form was dehonestus.
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