honestly

[on-ist-lee]

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.

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Honestly is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English. See honest, -ly
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honestly (ˈɒnɪstlɪ)
 
adv
1.  in an honest manner
2.  (intensifier): I honestly don't believe it
 
interj
3.  an expression of disgust, surprise, etc

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