'Honestly' definitions:
Definition of 'honestly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
(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" [syn: honestly, candidly, frankly]
adverb
In an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in everything" [syn: honestly, aboveboard] [ant: deceitfully, dishonestly, venally]
Definition of 'Honestly'
From: GCIDE
- Honestly \Hon"est*ly\, adv.
- 1. Honorably; becomingly; decently. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
- 2. In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'honestly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- authentically,
- blamelessly,
- bluntly,
- candidly,
- conscientiously,
- creditably,
- decently,
- dependably,
- disinterestedly,
- equitably,
- erectly,
- ethically,
- fairly,
- fastidiously,
- frankly,
- genuinely,
- high-mindedly,
- honorably,
- immaculately,
- impartially,
- in good faith,
- in plain English,
- in plain words,
- ingenuously,
- irreproachably,
- justly,
- legitimately,
- meticulously,
- morally,
- naturally,
- nobly,
- objectively,
- openly,
- plainly,
- punctiliously,
- purely,
- really,
- reliably,
- reputably,
- righteously,
- scrupulously,
- simply,
- sincerely,
- stainlessly,
- straightforwardly,
- truly,
- truthfully,
- unaffectedly,
- unambiguously,
- unassumedly,
- unequivocally,
- unimpeachably,
- unreservedly,
- unspottedly,
- uprightly,
- upstandingly,
- veridically,
- virtuously,
- warts and all,
- worthily