dishonestly

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adverb

dishonestly (comparative more dishonestly, superlative most dishonestly)

1. In a dishonest manner.

Antonyms

• honestly

Translations

in a dishonest manner

• Afrikaans: oneerlik
• Catalan: deshonestament (ca)
• Dutch: oneerlijk (nl)
• Finnish: epärehellisesti (fi)
• French: malhonnêtement (fr)
• Italian: disonestamente (it)
• Polish: nieszczerze (pl)
• Portuguese: desonestamente (pt)
• Spanish: deshonestamente (es)
• Swedish: oärligt (sv)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• dishonestli, dyshonestly

Etymology

From dishoneste (“disgraceful”) +‎ -ly (adverbial suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /disˈɔnɛstliː/

Adverb

dishonestly

1. disgracefully, dishonourably
2. wantonly, lewdly

Descendants

• English: dishonestly

References

• “dishonestlī, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.