dishonestly C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /dɪsˈɑnəstli/ UK /dɪsˈɒnɪstli/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adv in a manner that is deceitful or lacking in integrity He had dishonestly inflated the figures to secure the loan. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adv · in a manner that is... deceitfullyfraudulentlydeceptivelyuntruthfullycrookedlycorruptly ↔ Opposites honestlytruthfullysincerelyfairlycandidly Word family Related forms dishonesthonesthonestyhonor Etymology AI details From dishonest + -ly; dishonest from Old French deshoneste, from des- ('not') + honeste, from Latin honestus ('honorable'), from honos ('honor'). honestus Latin honos Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # dishonestly **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adv **IPA (US):** /dɪsˈɑnəstli/ **IPA (UK):** /dɪsˈɒnɪstli/ ## Meanings 1. in a manner that is deceitful or lacking in integrity ## Examples - He had dishonestly inflated the figures to secure the loan. ## Synonyms - deceitfully - fraudulently - deceptively - untruthfully - crookedly - corruptly ## Antonyms - honestly - truthfully - sincerely - fairly - candidly ## Related Forms - dishonest - honest - honesty - honor ## Roots and Affixes - Root: honestus - Root: honos ## Etymology From dishonest + -ly; dishonest from Old French deshoneste, from des- ('not') + honeste, from Latin honestus ('honorable'), from honos ('honor'). ## AI Etymology Dishonestly is from dishonest + -ly; dishonest from Old French deshoneste, from des- ('not') + honeste, from Latin honestus ('honorable'), from honos ('honor'). The ancestry passes through Latin honestus and Latin honos. The suffix -ly forms an adverb or adjective from the base, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as an adverb, it means "in a manner that is deceitful or lacking in integrity", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include dishonest, honest, honesty, and honor. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown