How do you pronounce honestly?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑ.nɪst.li/.

Where does honestly come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

honestly

/ˈɑ.nɪst.li/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.69 in modern English

Syllables: hon-est-ly
IPA: /ˈɑ.nɪst.li/

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Meaning

adv

In an honest manner.

adv

Frankly, to be honest.

adv

Expresses mild surprise or hesitation about one's own conclusion.

Informal

intj

Used to express exasperation, dismay, etc.

Example Sentences

"He answered the questions honestly."
"You honestly quit your tools; quit a most muddy confused coil of sore work, short rations, of sorrows, dispiritments and contradictions, having now honestly done with it all; — and await, not entirely in a distracted manner, what the Supreme Powers, and the Silences and the Eternities may have to say to you."
"I can't honestly say that I feel any elatement at the prospect."
"Nevertheless, you must know (if I am to speak honestly to you) that I do not repent me those dallyings in enchanted fields."
"Honestly, I didn't believe a word she said."
"Under a popular Instagram post rounding up some of the most amusing memes generated from her BAFTAs performance, the actress commented on Monday, “Honestly I love this.”"

Etymology

From Middle English honestly, honestlyche, honestliche, equivalent to honest + -ly.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: honestly

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɑ.nɪst.li/
British English: /ˈɒn.ɪst.li/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more honestly (comparative) most honestly (superlative)

Derived Forms

unhonestly

Frequently Paired Words

accurately dependably ethically honorably reliably responsibly righteously scrupulously

Synonyms

candidly sincerely truthfully as a matter of fact in all honesty in point of fact in truth above a bit actually all things considered by right certainly

Antonyms

dishonestly falsely