1 in an honest way:
I can't believe he got that money honestly.
2 used to emphasize that what you are saying is true, however surprising it may seem:
I didn't tell anyone, honestly! * I honestly can't remember a thing about last night. * You can't honestly expect me to believe that!
3 used to show that you disapprove of sth and are irritated by it:
Honestly! Whatever will they think of next?
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for honestly is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is honestly a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, honestly is tagged as adverb.
Does honestly appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — honestly appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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