honourably

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adverb

In an honourable manner.

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Meanings

adverbhonourably (comparative more honourably, superlative most honourably)

comparative more honourably · superlative most honourably · alternative honorably

  1. UKIn an honourable manner.
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    Inevitably the present extent and variety of the Belgian railways will diminish, and within the space of the ten-year plan we can expect to see a modern system concentrated on the main traffic routes like its neighbour in the Netherlands, and with its last steam locomotives and wooden coaches honourably retired to the museum.

    1960 February, J. N. Faulkner, “The Belgian Railways today”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbwith honor

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Translations

Catalan honorablement
  • honorablementin an honourable manner
Esperanto honore
  • honorein an honourable manner
French honorablement
  • honorablementin an honourable manner
Italian onorevolmente, onorabilmente
  • onorevolmentein an honourable manner
  • onorabilmentein an honourable manner
Portuguese honoravelmente
  • honoravelmentein an honourable manner
Spanish honorablemente
  • honorablementein an honourable manner
Swedish hederligt
  • hederligtin an honourable manner
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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