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honorably

/ˈɑnɝəbɫi/ adv

US standard spelling of honourably.

Word Origin Honorably comes from Latin honor 'respect, dignity.' Honorable means 'worthy of honor,' and honorably is the adverb: acting with honor. The root gives us honorary (given as an honor), honorific (conferring honor), and dishonor (loss of honor).

adv US standard spelling of honourably.

The soldier was honorably discharged after twenty years of service.

(副词) 光荣地；体面地；正直地 【光荣地（美式拼写）】

这名士兵在服役二十年后光荣退役。

(adverbio) honorablemente [Variante ortográfica estándar en EE. UU. de honourably (honorablemente).]

El soldado fue dado de baja con honores después de veinte años de servicio.

(adverbe) honnêtement; honorablement; avec honneur; dignement [Orthographe américaine standard de « honourably » : avec honneur, d'une manière honorable et respectueuse.]

Le soldat a reçu un congé honorable après vingt ans de service.

(Adverb) ehrenhaft; ehrenvoll [Amerikanische Standardschreibung von *honourably* (auf ehrenhafte Weise; mit Integrität und Anstand).]

Der Soldat wurde nach zwanzig Dienstjahren **honorably** entlassen.

(副詞) 「honourably（名誉ある方法で）」の米国式標準的綴り。

その兵士は20年間の服務の後、名誉ある除隊を言い渡された。

(advérbio) honradamente; honrosamente; com honra [grafia padrão americana de honourably.]

O soldado foi dispensado com honra após vinte anos de serviço.

Synonyms: honourably morally ethically respectably virtuously decently creditably rightly Antonyms: dishonorably disgracefully shamefully unethically
Word parts: honor + able + ly

Related words

honorary honorific honorarium dishonor dishonorable dishonorably

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