honestly

English

Etymology

honest +‎ -ly

Adverb

honestly (comparative more honestly, superlative most honestly)

1. (manner) In an honest manner.

   He answered the questions honestly.

2. (speech act) Frankly.

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

Translations

in an honest manner

• Catalan: honestament (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 正直地 (cmn) (zhèngzhí de)

• Czech: čestně (cs), upřímně (cs)
• Esperanto: honeste (eo)
• Finnish: rehellisesti (fi)
• French: honnêtement (fr), franchement (fr)

• German: ehrlich (de)
• Italian: onestamente (it)
• Japanese: 正直に (ja) (しょうじきに, shōjiki ni)
• Polish: uczciwie (pl)
• Russian: честно (ru) (čéstno)
• Spanish: honestamente (es)
• Volapük: snatiko (vo), snato (vo), stedäliko (vo), stedälo (vo)

Interjection

honestly

1. Used to express exasperation, dismay, etc.

   Honestly! I want to finish this work and you keep interrupting.

Synonyms

• really

Anagrams

• on the sly