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hon⋅est⋅ly

[on-ist-lee]
–adverb
1. in an honest manner.
2. with honesty.
–interjection
3. (used to express mild exasperation, disbelief, dismay, etc.): Honestly! I want to finish this work and you keep interrupting.

Origin:
1300–50; ME. See honest, -ly
hon·est·ly   (ŏn'ĭst-lē)   
adv.  
  1. In an honest manner.
  2. Used as an intensive: I honestly don't care.
interj.  Used to express mild disapproval or dismay: Honestly! Look at the mess you've made.

Honestly

Hon"est*ly\, 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.
Language Translation for : honestly
Spanish: honestamente,
German: ehrlich,
Japanese: 正当に
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