Definition of honestly

"honestly" in the adverb sense

1. honestly, candidly, frankly

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"

2. honestly, aboveboard

in an honest manner

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

"was known for dealing aboveboard in everything"

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Quotations for honestly

Only that which is honestly got is gain. [ Proverb ]

Intend honestly and leave the event to God. [ Aesop ]

No honestly exerted force can be utterly lost. [ Carlyle ]

To receive honestly is the best thanks for a good thing. [ George MacDonald ]

Sim steals the horse, and carries home the bridle honestly. [ Proverb ]

There is nothing wherein their womanliness is more honestly garnished than with silence. [ Nicholas Udall ]

Truth, such as is necessary to the regulation of life, is always found where it is honestly sought. [ Johnson ]

Suspicions are nothing when a man is really true, and every one should persevere in acting honestly, for all will be made right in time. [ Hans Andersen ]

I think you will find that people who honestly mean to be true really contradict themselves much more rarely than those who try to be consistent. [ Holmes ]

We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity. When America is united, America is totally unstoppable. [ President Donald J. Trump, Presidential Inaugeration Speech, Jan 20, 2017 ]

If there be one thing on earth which is truly admirable, it is to see God's wisdom blessing an inferiority of natural powers, where they have been honestly, truly, and zealously cultivated. [ Dr. Arnold ]

All truly wise thoughts have been thought already, thousands of times; but to make them truly ours, we must think them over again honestly, till they take firm root in our personal experience. [ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ]

honestly in Scrabble®

The word honestly is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters honestly:

HONESTLY
(135)
HONESTLY
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

honesty

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word honestly

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In honestly

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honestly in Words With Friends™

The word honestly is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters honestly:

HONESTY
(101 = 66 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (1 word)

honesty

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word honestly

HONESTLY
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In honestly

HONESTY
(101 = 66 + 35)
HONESTLY
(96)
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(96)
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ETHYLS
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Words within the letters of honestly

2 letter words in honestly (11 words)

6 letter words in honestly (7 words)

7 letter words in honestly (1 word)

8 letter words in honestly (1 word)

honestly + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence honestly

Words that start with honestly (1 word)

Words with honestly in them (1 word)

Words that end with honestly (2 words)

Word Growth involving honestly

Shorter words in honestly

on one hone hones honest

on one ones hones honest

nest honest

Longer words containing honestly

dishonestly