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honorably

honorably is the US standard spelling of honourably.

Meaning of honourably

Adverb

honourably (comparative more honourably, superlative most honourably)

  1. (UK) In an honourable manner.
    • 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...1960 February, J. N. Faulkner, “The Belgian Railways today”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86

Forms of honorably

comparativemore honorably
superlativemost honorably

Origin of honorably

From honorable + -ly.

Phrases with honorably

Questions about honorably

What is honorably the US standard spelling of?
Honorably is the US standard spelling of honourably.

Words near honorably in the dictionary

  1. honorable discharges
  2. honorable mention
  3. honorable mentions
  4. honorableness
  5. honorables
  6. honorably
  7. honorably discharged
  8. honorance
  9. honorand
  10. honorands
  11. honoraria

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