"honourably" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈɒnəɹəbli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɒnɹəbli/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈɑnəɹəbli/ [General-American], /ˈɑnɹəbli/ [General-American] Forms: more honourably [comparative], most honourably [superlative]
enPR: ŏnʹərəblī Etymology: honourable + -ly Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|honourable|ly}} honourable + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} honourably (comparative more honourably, superlative most honourably)
  1. In an honourable manner. Tags: UK Synonyms: honorably (english: US spelling) Translations (in an honourable manner): honorablement (Catalan), honore (Esperanto), honorablement (French), ღირსეულად (ɣirseulad) (Georgian), onorevolmente (Italian), onorabilmente (Italian), honestly (Middle English), menskfully (Middle English), honoravelmente (Portuguese), honorablemente (Spanish), hederligt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-honourably-en-adv-XwZOEkOO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly

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