Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- With dishonesty; without probity or integrity; with fraudulent intent; knavishly.
- Dishonorably; ignominiously.
- Unchastely; lewdly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a dishonest manner.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
dishonest manner.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb in a corrupt and deceitful manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Using "lie" presupposes that the speaker does not believe in the "death panels" and is using the term dishonestly to influence a debate.
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Are you now going to follow Guts example in dishonestly refusing to take responsibility for his own actions?
The Memory Hole 2005
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One day Cellini had found a ruby which he believed to be set dishonestly, that is, a very pale stone with a thick coating of dragon's blood smeared on its back.
Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison
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"Do you infer that he came by this sword dishonestly, madam?"
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He is letting conservatives drive the conversation, often very dishonestly, which is in turn allowing moderate Dems to move to the right.
the mindful mission 2009
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So, like over-scheduled young urbanites everywhere we decided to come by our opinions dishonestly, which is to say, we are stealing them from reviews we otherwise pretend not to have read.
Torontoist 2009
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The ONLY options in such a situation are that the person "dishonestly" passed the test, or passed it by accident because s/he is really too stupid to function.
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The ONLY options in such a situation are that the person "dishonestly" passed the test, or passed it by accident because s/he is really too stupid to function.
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Amir Attaran says Stephen Harper's office is "dishonestly" blurring and misrepresenting him in an internal email to Conservative MPs and supporters. set of talking points was released yesterday.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Jane Taber 2010
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Amir Attaran says Stephen Harper's office is "dishonestly" blurring and misrepresenting him in an internal email to Conservative MPs and supporters. set of talking points was released yesterday.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Jane Taber 2010
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