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      honest
      verb
      (obsolete) To adorn or grace; to honour; to make becoming, appropriate, or honourable.
      adjective
      (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright.
      (of a statement) True, especially as far as is known by the person making the statement; fair; unbiased.
      Open; frank.
      In good faith; without malice.
      Earned or acquired in a fair manner.
      Authentic; full.
      (of a measurement device) Accurate.
      (obsolete) Decent; honourable; suitable; becoming.
      (obsolete) Chaste; faithful; virtuous.
      adverb
      (colloquial) Honestly; really.
      Roots
      honestushonest- · Latin · honorable
      Synonyms for honest
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