dishonestly
/dɪˈsɔːnəstli/dih-SAW-nuhst-lee
/dɪˈsɔnəstli/dih-SAW-nuhst-lee
Meaningin a dishonest way
Common meaning: in a dishonest way (inferred)
- disapart, away; not
- honrespect paid; a public officeLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 861 · scan
- estnoun ending (Latin -estas)
- lyadverb ending: in a way
‘apart, away’ + ‘respect paid’ → dishonestly
Journey through time
- Latinhonor (honōs), -ōris‘respect paid’
- Frenchdeshonneste
- Englishdishonest‘not truthful’
- Englishformed in English from dishonestdishonestly‘in a dishonest way (inferred)’ · today
Sources & notes
Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: in a dishonest way. It can be inferred from any of: dishonest.
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from dishonest + -ly (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).
Roots
- honor (honōs), -ōris Latin “respect paid; a public office”
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