Honest vs. Honestly

Honestadjective

(of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.

Honestadjective

(of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.

Honestadjective

In good faith; without malice.

Honestadjective

(of a measurement device) Accurate.

Honestadjective

Authentic; full.

Honestadjective

Earned or acquired in a fair manner.

Honestadjective

Open; frank.

Honestadjective

(obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.

Honestadjective

(obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.

Honestverb

(obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.

Honestadverb

(colloquial) Honestly; really.

Honestadjective

Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming.

Honestadjective

Characterized by integrity or fairness and straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; - said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession.

Honestadjective

Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.

Honestadjective

Chaste; faithful; virtuous.

Honestverb

To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate, or honorable.

Honestadjective

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent;

Honestadjective

without dissimulation; frank;

Honestadjective

worthy of being depended on;

Honestadjective

free from guile;

Honestadjective

without pretensions;

Honestadjective

habitually speaking the truth;

Honestadjective

marked by truth;

Honestlyadverb

(manner) In an honest manner.

Honestlyadverb

Frankly, to be honest.

Honestlyinterjection

Used to express exasperation, dismay, etc.

Honestlyadverb

Honorably; becomingly; decently.

Honestlyadverb

In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly.

Honestlyadverb

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that;

Honestlyadverb

in an honest manner;