dishonestly

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /dɪsˈɑnəstli/ UK /dɪsˈɒnɪstli/ See IPA manual

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1

adv
in a manner that is deceitful or lacking in integrity

He had dishonestly inflated the figures to secure the loan.

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Synonyms

1 adv · in a manner that is... deceitfullyfraudulently deceptivelyuntruthfullycrookedlycorruptly

Opposites

honestly truthfully sincerely fairly candidly

Word family

Related forms dishonest honest honesty honor

Etymology

From dishonest + -ly; dishonest from Old French deshoneste, from des- ('not') + honeste, from Latin honestus ('honorable'), from honos ('honor').

honestus Latin honos Latin

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# 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

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