Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dishonestly

/dɪsˈɒnɪstli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.35 in modern English

Syllables: dis-hon-est-ly
IPA: /dɪsˈɒnɪstli/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a dishonest manner.

Example Sentences

"Section 13 of the 1968 Act enacts a separate offence of dishonestly abstracting electricity. The separate offence is needed because electricity, like other forms of energy such as heat, is not property."
"Some prominent conservative media figures on Monday dishonestly used the death of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who died of Covid-19 complications, to cast doubt on the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccines."

Etymology

From Middle English dishonestly (“disgracefully”); equivalent to dishonest + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: dishonestly
Suffix: dishonest

Inflected Forms

more dishonestly (comparative) most dishonestly (superlative)

Synonyms

insincerely untruthfully dishonestly false falsefully falsely illegitimately truthlessly underhand underhanded underhandedly unsincerely

Antonyms

honestly truthfully candidly outright earnestly for real for realsies forthcomingly frankly genuinely legitimately no cap

Questions

How do you pronounce dishonestly?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈɒnɪstli/.
What does dishonestly mean?: In a dishonest manner.
Where does dishonestly come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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