honourably
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- honorably (US spelling)
Etymology
[edit]From honourable + -ly.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ŏnʹərəblī, ŏnʹrəblī, IPA(key): /ˈɒnəɹəbli/, /ˈɒnɹəbli/
- (General American) enPR: ŏnʹərəblī, ŏnʹrəblī, IPA(key): /ˈɑnəɹəbli/, /ˈɑnɹəbli/
- Hyphenation: hon‧our‧ab‧ly, honour‧ab‧ly
Adverb
[edit]honourably (comparative more honourably, superlative most honourably) (British spelling)
- In an honourable manner.
- 1960 February, J. N. Faulkner, “The Belgian Railways today”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:
- 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.
Translations
[edit]in an honourable manner
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