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Definition: Honorably |
HonorablyAdverb1. In an honorable manner; "he acted honorably". 2. With honor; "he was honorably discharged after many years fo service". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "honorably" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonyms: HonorablySynonyms: honourably (adv), uprightly (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonym: dishonorably (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Probity | Verb: be honorable; Adjective: deal honorably, deal squarely, deal impartially, deal fairly; speak the truth; (veracity); draw a straight furrow; tell the truth and shame the Devil, vitam impendere vero; show a proper spirit, make a point of; do one's duty; (virtue). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Honorably |
| English words defined with "honorably": Emerited, emeritus ♦ honourably ♦ retired. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "honorably": Chastise ♦ Quaker ♦ Scandal ♦ Ventriloquist. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Honorably Discharged (1917) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Author | Quotation |
Theodore Roosevelt | Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting, but never hit soft. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | He looked about for something that could honorably divert his attention, saw a red chicken go mincing by, and ran at it. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Human Rights | Bolivia | Candia was discharged honorably, but his unit was disciplined. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | We will be ever vigilant and never vulnerable, and we will fight our wars against poverty, ignorance, and injustice--for those are the enemies against which our forces can be honorably marshaled. |
Ronald Reagan | 1981-1989 | But he left office honorably and, as it turned out, temporarily, knowing that the liberty of his people was more important than the fate of any single leader. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Translations for "honorably"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Chinese | 高尚地 (honourably, Nobly). (various references) | |
German | ehrenwerte (honest). (various references) | |
Greek | εντιμώσ (honestly), τιμιώσ (honestly), τίμια (honestly). (various references) | |
Italian | onorevolmente (honourably), onorabilmente (honourably), con onore (honourably). (various references) | |
Korean | 훌륭하게 (Commendably, honourably). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | onorablyhay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | honrosamente (honourably). (various references) | |
Romanian | onorabil (creditable, creditably, earnest, gentlemanlike, honest, honestly, honorable, honourable, honourably, reputable, respectable, upright, useful, venerable, worthy). (various references) | |
Spanish | honradamente (honestly, honourably). (various references) | |
Thai | อย่างมีเกียรติ. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | чесно (above board, fair, fairly, faithfully, honestly, honourably, scrupulously, sincerely, Square, straight, uprightly), з честю (honourably), благородно (gallantly, greatly, honourably, nobly). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | honeste, honorifice, iuste, liberaliter. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "honorably": dishonorably. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "honorably" (pronounced Ä"nerublē) |
| 5 | -er u b l ē | admirably, comparably, considerably, favorably, incomparably, inexorably, inseparably, intolerably, irreparably, measurably, memorably, miserably, preferably, unalterably, unfavorably. |
| 4 | -u b l ē | amiably, amicably, appreciably, arguably, audibly, charitably, comfortably, conceivably, credibly, creditably, demonstrably, irresponsibly, irretrievably, irreversibly, irrevocably, justifiably, knowledgeably, equitably, fashionably, feasibly, flexibly, forcibly, formidably, horribly, impeccably, imperceptibly, implausibly, impossibly, improbably, incredibly, indelibly, indisputably, inevitably, inexplicably, inextricably, interchangeably, interminably, invariably, irresistibly, notably, noticeably, ostensibly, palpably, passably, peaceably, plausibly, possibly, predictably, presumably, probably, profitably, reasonably, recognizably, regrettably, reliably, remarkably, respectably, responsibly, sensibly, suitably, terribly, unacceptably, unaccountably, unavoidably, unbearably, unbelievably, uncomfortably, uncontrollably, undeniably, understandably, unequivocably, unjustifiably, unmistakably, unpredictably, unquestionably, unreasonably, unseasonably, visibly. |
| 3 | -b l ē | ably, assembly, bubbly, doubly, feebly, glibly, humbly, immeasurably, nimbly, nobly, reassembly, subassembly, superbly, trembly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-h-l-n-o-o-r-y" | |
-3 letters: barony, baryon, hooray, robalo. | |
-4 letters: abhor, aboon, barny, baron, bolar, boral, boron, boyar, boyla, hoary, honor, hooly, horal, horny, labor, lobar, looby, loony, loran, nobly, rayon, royal, yahoo. | |
-5 letters: ably, ahoy, aryl, barn, blah, boar, bola, bolo, bony, boon, boor, bora, born, boyo, bran, bray, broo, byrl, halo, harl, hoar, hobo, holy, hora. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-h-l-n-o-o-r-y" | |
+3 letters: dishonorably, honorability. | |
+5 letters: labyrinthodont. | |
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