Etymology

dishonestly

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Today it means: In a dishonest manner. Full definition →

Middle English dishonestly
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromdishonestly“disgracefully”
  2. English todaydishonestly

From Middle English dishonestly (“disgracefully”); equivalent to dishonest + -ly.

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