dishonestly en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /dɪsˈɒnɪstli/
- (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English dishonestly (“disgracefully”); equivalent to dishonest + -ly.
Meanings
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In a dishonest manner.
Some prominent conservative media figures on Monday dishonestly used the death of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell, who died of Covid-19 complications, to cast doubt on the effectiveness of the coronavirus vaccines.
2021 October 18, Oliver Darcy, “Right-wing media figures dishonestly use Colin Powell’s death to question Covid vaccines”, in CNN Business, archived from the original on 29 Oct 2021:Section 13 of the 1968 Act enacts a separate offence of dishonestly abstracting electricity. The separate offence is needed because electricity, like other forms of energy such as heat, is not property.
2014, A P Simester, J R Spencer, G R Sullivan, Simester and Sullivan's Criminal Law: Theory and Doctrine:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dishonestly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more dishonestly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Antonyms
truly · singly · straight up · for realsies · sincerely · simply · truthfully · outright · openly · earnestly · forthcomingly · no cap · legitimately · honestly · frankly · genuinely · truthfully · honestly · for real · candidly
Synonyms
unsincerely · falsely · illegitimately · insincerely · untruthfully · underhand · truthlessly · dishonestly · underhanded · underhandedly · falsefully · insincerely · untruly · false · untruthfully
Translations (10)
pt desonestamente (in a dishonest manner) · it disonestamente (in a dishonest manner) · af oneerlik (in a dishonest manner) · es deshonestamente (in a dishonest manner) · fr malhonnêtement (in a dishonest manner) · nl oneerlijk (in a dishonest manner) · ca deshonestament (in a dishonest manner) · fi epärehellisesti (in a dishonest manner) · sv oärligt (in a dishonest manner) · pl nieszczerze (in a dishonest manner)