honorably

/ˈɑnɚəbli/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English

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adv

American usage

"There is much to regret about America's failure in Vietnam. The reasons are etched in black marble on the Washington Mall. But we had believed the cause that America had asked us to serve in Vietnam was a worthy one, and millions who defended it had done so honorably."

Etymology tree English honorable Middle English -ly English -ly English honorably From honorable + -ly.

more honorably (comparative) most honorably (superlative)

honourably

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How do you pronounce honorably?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑnɚəbli/.

What does honorably mean?

US standard spelling of honourably.

Where does honorably come from?

Etymology tree English honorable Middle English -ly English -ly English honorably From honorable + -ly.

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