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Definition: Dishonestly |
DishonestlyAdverb1. In a corrupt and deceitful manner; "he acted dishonestly when he gave the contract to his best friend". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "dishonestly" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: DishonestlySynonyms: deceitfully (adv), venally (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonym: honestly (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Improbity | Adverb: dishonestly; Adjective: mala fide, like a thief in the night, by crooked paths. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Dishonestly |
| English words defined with "dishonestly": blandish ♦ deceitfully ♦ flatter ♦ purloined ♦ stolen ♦ To do a thing on the cross, To play booty ♦ venally. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "dishonestly": Turquoise. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | These girls in love never realize that they should be honestly dishonest instead of being dishonestly honest. (Three Coins in the Fountain; writing credit: John H. Secondari; John Patrick) | |
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Books | |
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| Author | Quotation |
(Decimus Junius Juvenalis) Juvenal | A third heir seldom enjoys what has been dishonestly acquired. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| "Dishonestly" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Dishonestly" is used about 112 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 112 | 30,646 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "dishonestly"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Albanian | pandershmërisht (basely, dishonorably, dishonourably). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | нечестно (foul, in bad faith). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 不诚实地. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Czech | nepoctivì (by crooked means), neèestnì. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | unehrliche, unehrlich (crooked, dishonest, unfair, unfrank). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Korean | 부 직하게. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ishonestlyday necinstit (crooked, dirty, dishonest, disingenuous, faithless, foul, fraudulent, knavish, knavishly, low down, meretricious, perfidious, raw, rotten, unfair, unfaithful, unlawful). (various references) namussuzca (dishonourably, rascally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | fraudulenter. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Corinthians Chapter 13, Verse 5 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ouk aschmonei ou zhtei ta eauthV ou paroxunetai ou logizetai to kakon |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Non est ambitiosa non quaerit quae sua sunt non inritatur non cogitat malum |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | It is not coueytouse, it sekith not tho thingis that ben hise owne, it is not stirid to wraththe, it thenkith not yuel, |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | Not dishonestly seketh not her awne is not provoked to anger thynketh not evyll |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Love's ways are ever fair, it takes no thought for itself; it is not quickly made angry, it takes no account of evil; |
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| Language | 1 Corinthians Chapter 13, Verse 5 |
| Cebuano | Ang gugma dili tigpaburot, dili bastos, dili maakop-akopon, dili masuk-anon o maligotguton; |
| Croatian | nije nepristojna, ne traži svoje, nije razdražljiva, ne pamti zlo; |
| Danish | gør intet usømmeligt, søger ikke sit eget, forbitres ikke, tilregner ikke det onde; |
| Dutch | Zij handelt niet ongeschiktelijk, zij zoekt zichzelve niet, zij wordt niet verbitterd, zij denkt geen kwaad; |
| Finnish | ei käyttäydy sopimattomasti, ei etsi omaansa, ei katkeroidu, ei muistele kärsimäänsä pahaa, |
| French | elle ne fait rien de malhonnête, elle ne cherche point son intérêt, elle ne s`irrite point, elle ne soupçonne point le mal, |
| German | sie stellet sich nicht ungebärdig, sie suchet nicht das Ihre, sie läßt sich nicht erbittern, sie rechnet das Böse nicht zu, |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Ia tidak angkuh, tidak kasar, ia tidak memaksa orang lain untuk mengikuti kemauannya sendiri, tidak juga cepat tersinggung, dan tidak dendam. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | tiada melakukan yang tiada senonoh, tiada mencari keuntungan dirinya sahaja; tiada pemarah; tiada menyimpan kesalahan orang; |
| Italian | non manca di rispetto, non cerca il suo interesse, non si adira, non tiene conto del male ricevuto, |
| Latvian | Tâ nav godkârîga, nedzenas pçc sava, tâ nedusmojas, tâ nedomâ ïaunu. |
| Maori | kahore ona tikanga whanoke, e kore e whai ki ana ake, e kore e riri wawe, e kore e whakairi kino; |
| Norwegian | den gjør intet usømmelig, søker ikke sitt eget, blir ikke bitter, gjemmer ikke på det onde; |
| Rumanian | nu se poartq necuviincios, nu cautq folosul squ, nu se mknie, nu se gkndewte la rqu, |
| Russian | ОЕ 'ЕУЮЙОУФЧХЕФ, ОЕ ЙЭЕФ УЧПЕЗП, ОЕ ТБЪ"ТБЦБЕФУС, ОЕ НЩУМЙФ ЪМБ, |
| Shuar | Anenkartaka natsanta nuna Túrichuiti, Níiniunak Enentáimchaiti, kajechuiti, Páchichuiti. |
| Spanish | No es indecoroso, ni busca lo suyo propio. No se irrita, ni lleva cuentas del mal. |
| Swahili | Mwenye upendo hakosi adabu, hatafuti faida yake binafsi, wala hana wepesi wa hasira; haweki kumbukumbu ya mabaya, |
| Swedish | Den skickar sig icke ohöviskt, den söker icke sitt, den förtörnas icke, den hyser icke agg för en oförrätts skull. |
| Uma | Uma mokasara hi doo, uma-ta ntora mpopali' konoa-ta moto, uma jolia morani' nono, uma mowuku nono. |
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| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "dishonestly" (pronounced di'sô"nustlē) |
| 6 | -n u s t l ē | earnestly, honestly. |
| 5 | -u s t l ē | modestly. |
| 4 | -s t l ē | costly, firstly, ghastly, ghostly, justly, lastly, manifestly, mostly, priestly, robustly, steadfastly, unjustly, vastly. |
| 3 | -t l ē | abruptly, absolutely, abundantly, accidently, accurately, acutely, adamantly, adequately, adroitly, affectionately, alternately, apparently, appropriately, approximately, aptly, ardently, arrogantly, astutely, blatantly, bluntly, brightly, brilliantly, coherently, commensurately, compassionately, competently, complacently, completely, concomitantly, concretely, concurrently, confidently, consequently, consistently, constantly, conveniently, correctly, courtly, covertly, currently, curtly, decently, defiantly, definitely, deftly, deliberately, delicately, desperately, devoutly, differently, difficultly, diligently, directly, discreetly, dispassionately, disproportionately, distinctly, efficiently, elaborately, elegantly, eloquently, eminently, evidently, exactly, excellently, expertly, explicitly, exquisitely, extravagantly, exultantly, faintly, fervently, flagrantly, flamboyantly, flatly, fluently, forthrightly, fortnightly, fortunately, fraudulently, frequently, gently, greatly, hesitantly, hotly, illicitly, immaculately, immediately, imminently, impatiently, imperfectly, implicitly, importantly, imprudently, inaccurately, inadequately, inadvertently, inappropriately, incessantly, incoherently, incompetently, incorrectly, indefinitely, independently, indignantly, indirectly, indiscriminately, inefficiently, ineptly, infinitely, infrequently, inherently, innately, innocently, inordinately, insistently, instantly, insufficiently, intelligently, intently, intermittently, intimately, intricately, jointly, knightly, lately, legitimately, leniently, lightly, magnificently, militantly, minutely, moderately, motley, neatly, negligently, nightly, nonchalantly, obediently, overtly, partly, passionately, patently, patiently, perfectly, permanently, persistently, pleasantly, poignantly, politely, portly, predominantly, presently, privately, prominently, promptly, proportionately, prudently, pungently, quaintly, quietly, raptly, recently, reluctantly, remotely, resolutely, reverently, rightly, saintly, secretly, separately, shortly, significantly, silently, slightly, smartly, softly, sprightly, stately, stoutly, strictly, stridently, stringently, subsequently, succinctly, sufficiently, sweetly, swiftly, tacitly, tightly, transparently, triumphantly, ultimately, unfortunately, unpleasantly, unsightly, urgently, valiantly, vehemently, violently, virulently, Whitely. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-e-h-i-l-n-o-s-s-t-y" | |
-1 letter: dishonesty. | |
-2 letters: dishonest, hedonists, holsteins, holytides, stonished. | |
-3 letters: ethinyls, hedonist, histones, holiness, holstein, holytide, honestly, hostiles, hotlines, isohyets, neoliths, solidest, stylised, thionyls, tonishly, tylosins. | |
-4 letters: delists, density, dentils, destiny, dissent, doltish, doylies, enlists, entoils, eoliths, ethinyl, ethions, histone, hitless, hoidens, hoisted, holiest, holists, hondles, honesty, hostels, hostile, hotline, hotness, hoydens, hyenoid, indoles, insoles, isohels. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)44 69 73 68 6F 6E 65 73 74 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.. .. ... .... --- -. . ... - .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000100 01101001 01110011 01101000 01101111 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)D i s h o n e s t l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0044 0069 0073 0068 006F 006E 0065 0073 0074 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3875857481807185867891 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Albanian | fjalor, qartësi, përcaktim, saktësi, transmetim, transferim | shqip, албанец, албански език, албански, 阿"巴尼亚语, 阿爾巴尼亞人 , albánský, albaner, 알"니아, arnãut, albanez, arnãuţesc, Arnavut |
Bulgarian | речник, яснота, сила, очертания, дефиниция, транслация, превеждане, предаване, поддаване, тълкуване, огъване, превод | bulgr, български, български език, българин, 保 利亚, bulharský, bulgare, 불가리아, bulgaristan ile ilgili |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | kinez, китайски, 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , èínský, èínština, èíòan, Chinesisch, 중국, chinezesc, chinezeşte, chinezã, chinez, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Czech | slovník, definice, překlad | çek, чешки, 捷克語 , 捷克语, 捷克 , èesky, èeské, èech, èeština, èeský, èeška, Tscheche, tschechisch, Tschechin, 체", ceh, Çek, çekoslovakyalı kimse, çekoslovakyalı, çek dili |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | gjerman, германски, немски език, немски, немец, роден, готически, германец, 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , nìmec, nìmecký, 독일, neamţ, alman |
Korean | 사 , 의, 번역 | korean, корейски език, корейски, 韩国语, "國 , 朝鮮語 , korejec, korejština, korejský, koreanisch, Koreaner, 한국, limba coreeanã, coreean, kore'li |
Romanian | dicţionar, definiţie, determinare, definire, translaţie, traducere, tãlmãcire | rumun, румънски език, румънски, румънец, 罗马尼亚语, rumunský, rumunština, rumäne, 루마니아, român |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turk, турски език, турски, 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turecký, tureètina, türkisch, turcesc, turc, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | anglezët, anglez, gjuhë zngleze, anglishte, anglisht, английски език, английски, англичаните, 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , anglicky, englisch, 영국, englezesc, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Quotations: Familiar 7. Usage Frequency 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Translations: Ancient 10. Bible Trace 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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