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honest to goodness

honest to goodness adverb: honest; truly, really; used to emphasize that a statement is true. Also the alternative form of honest-to-goodness.

Adverb

honest to goodness (comparative more honest to goodness, superlative most honest to goodness)

  1. Honest; truly, really; used to emphasize that a statement is true.

Also used as

honest to goodness is also the alternative form of honest-to-goodness.

Forms of honest to goodness

comparativemore honest to goodness
superlativemost honest to goodness

Questions about honest to goodness

What does honest to goodness mean?
Honest to goodness means honest; truly, really; used to emphasize that a statement is true.
What part of speech is honest to goodness?
Honest to goodness is an adverb.

Words near honest to goodness in the dictionary

  1. honest Johns
  2. honest mistake
  3. honest mistakes
  4. honest to God
  5. honest to gods
  6. honest to goodness
  7. honest to Pete
  8. honest-to-God
  9. honest-to-gods
  10. honest-to-goodness
  11. honest-to-Hannah

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