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Honestly
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adverb (adv.)
1. Honorably; becomingly; decently. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly. Shak. To come honestly by. (a) To get honestly. (b) A circumlocution for to inherit; as, to come honestly by a feature, a mental trait, a peculiarity.