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honestly

[on-ist-lee]

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adverb

in an honest, truthful, or sincere manner.
Parents are encouraged to speak honestly with their kids about drugs and alcohol.
actually; truly.
She was honestly surprised that he’d remembered their anniversary at all.

(used to express mild exasperation, disbelief, dismay, etc.).
Honestly! I want to finish this work, and you keep interrupting.

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First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English honestli(che) “honorably, respectably; respectfully; fittingly, properly”; honest, -ly

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“I felt honestly like I was going to die.”

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“It was the worst experience I ever felt. I felt honestly like I was going to die. He literally racked a chamber in his AR-15.”

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"The notion… is honestly delusional," he told ABC radio.

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I honestly didn’t know all that much about her life outside of her appearances on “The View.”

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“It feels great, honestly, one for her trusting me to do so,” he said about his partner.

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