Definitions for honestly
ˈɒn ɪst lihon·est·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. honestly, candidly, franklyadverb

   (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"

2. honestly, aboveboardadverb

   in an honest manner

   "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"

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1. honestlyadverb

   In an honest manner.

   He answered the questions honestly.

2. honestlyadverb

   Frankly.

   Honestly, I didn't believe a word she said.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Honestlyadverb

   Etymology: from honest.

   1. Uprightly; justly.

   It doth make me tremble,
   There should those spirits yet breathe, that when they cannot
   Live honestly, would rather perish basely. Ben Jonson, Catil.

   For some time past all endeavours or proposals from private persons to advance the publick service, however honestly and innocently designed, have been called flying in the king’s face. Jonathan Swift.

   2. With chastity; modestly.

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1. Honestly

   Honestly is the first single from the American pop punk group Cartel, taken from their debut album, Chroma. The single was released in 2006. The song was first featured on MTV Discover and Download throughout the summer months in the U. S. in 2006. The song was featured on the soundtrack for the film John Tucker Must Die. On December 21, 2006, the song was performed live on Total Request Live. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2015.

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1. honestly

   Honestly is the quality of being truthful, sincere, or genuine in communication or behavior. It involves telling the truth, refraining from lying or deceiving, and acting in a straightforward and trustworthy manner.

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1. Honestlyadverb

   honorably; becomingly; decently

2. Honestlyadverb

   in an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly

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1. Honestly

   "Honestly" is a song by Zwan. It was the first single from their album, Mary Star of the Sea. The song was written by Billy Corgan. The B-side "Number of the Beast" was used in the opening credits of the 2002 film Spun by director Jonas Åkerlund.

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1. honestly

   Song lyrics by honestly -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by honestly on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'honestly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1557

2. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'honestly' in Adverbs Frequency: #356

Anagrams for honestly »

1. on the sly

How to pronounce honestly?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Zira

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of honestly in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of honestly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of honestly in a Sentence

1. Josh Billings:

   About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

2. H.L. Mencken:

   Man is never honestly the fatalist, nor even the stoic. He fights his fate, often desperately. He is forever entering bold exceptions to the rulings of the bench of gods. This fighting, no doubt, makes for human progress, for it favors the strong and the brave. It also makes for beauty, for lesser men try to escape from a hopeless and intolerable world by creating a more lovely one of their own.

3. Charles Dickens:

   I have known a vast quantity of nonsense talked about bad men not looking you in the face. Don't trust that conventional idea. Dishonesty will stare honestly out of countenance any day of the week, if there is anything to get got by it.

4. Professor Freyd:

   It's the duty of faculty members to speak openly and honestly based on the extent to which they have expertise or information on a topic, our primary responsibility is to produce knowledge and to teach knowledge and that's why academic freedom is so important. If my job is to reveal the underlying truth of things and to teach that truth, if I see something that looks problematic, I speak honestly about it.

5. Roosevelt, Eleanor:

   People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built.

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