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View definitions for honestly

honestly

adverb as in in an honest manner

Weak match

adverb as in really

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The jellyfish waved his tentacles in a way that meant…well, honestly, Roz wasn’t quite sure what it meant.

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“Do I hope eventually that she is somehow moved by the same thing that I was moved in by church? Yeah, I honestly do wish that,” he said.

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And I try to really, honestly feel remorse.

“It honestly felt like Chipotle was paying attention to its regulars,” said Winston, a development manager at a hotel company in Raleigh, N.C.

"I think it was a mistake, quite honestly."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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