Analysis Complete

honestly

/ honestly /

adverb

adverb Sense 1

in an honest manner

"in he can''t get it honestly, he is willing to steal it"

"was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"

Opposites:

dishonestly venally deceitfully

Pertains to:

honest honorable

adverb Sense 2

(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"

Pertains to:

blunt candid forthright frank free-spoken

Domain:

intensifier intensive

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