Hon"est*ly (?), adv.
1.
Honorably; becomingly; decently.
[Obs.]
Chaucer.
2.
In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly.
Shak.
To come honestly by. (a) To get honestly. (b) A circumlocution for to inherit; as, to come honestly by a feature, a mental trait, a peculiarity.
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