释义
[ on -ist-lee ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɒn ɪst li / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb in an honest manner.
with honesty.
interjection (used to express mild exasperation, disbelief, dismay, etc.): Honestly! I want to finish this work and you keep interrupting.
Origin of honestly 1300–50; Middle English. See honest, -ly
Words nearby honestly Honegger, honest, honest broker, honest Injun, Honest John, honestly , honest to God, honest-to-goodness, honesty, honesty box, Honesty is the best policy
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Example sentences from the Web for honestly That was honestly the scariest thing about putting it to bed.
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That was honestly the scariest thing about putting the show to bed.
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Why he must address the multiple rape accusations against him honestly —and immediately.
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When I would say no, he would be honestly surprised that I would say no!
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Whether it did so naively or cynically, I honestly do not know.
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He felt a certainty that even the few dollars he had honestly earned would now be stopped.
The Happy End | Joseph Hergesheimer
I honestly feared that I might prove the superfluous veteran who has no business behind the footlights.
Life of Oliver Wendell Holmes | E. E. Brown
It was my turn to fish the salmon water, and I did fish it, hard and honestly , but came ashore with a clean boat.
Lines in Pleasant Places | William Senior
If you wish wealth, win it if you can—honestly , of course—but don't throw in the heart.
Continental Monthly, Vol. II. July, 1862. No. 1. | Various
Why don't you honestly avow the Turkish notion that women have no souls?
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British Dictionary definitions for honestly adverb in an honest manner
(intensifier) I honestly don't believe it
interjection an expression of disgust, surprise, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Words related to honestly sincerely, genuinely, justly, fairly, truly, uprightly, indeed, naturally