honorarily

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adverb

In an honorary manner.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English honorary →
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Meanings

adverbhonorarily (comparative more honorarily, superlative most honorarily)

comparative more honorarily · superlative most honorarily · alternative archaic honourarily

  1. In an honorary manner.

Origin

  1. Englishhonorary
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishhonorarily

From honorary + -ly.

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APA

honorarily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honorarily

MLA

“honorarily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honorarily. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “honorarily,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/honorarily.

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