Dishonestly
adv
adv ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a dishonest manner.
"Section 13 of the 1968 Act enacts a separate offence of dishonestly abstracting electricity. The separate offence is needed because electricity, like other forms of energy such as heat, is not property."
Adverb
- 1 in a corrupt and deceitful manner wordnet
Example
More examples"Section 13 of the 1968 Act enacts a separate offence of dishonestly abstracting electricity. The separate offence is needed because electricity, like other forms of energy such as heat, is not property."
Etymology
From Middle English dishonestly (“disgracefully”); equivalent to dishonest + -ly.
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