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# dishonestly

adverb (dishonestly)

«dishonestly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. In a way that is not honest; by lying, cheating or stealing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonestly/#m1)
2. (law) With the intention of cheating someone or taking what is not yours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonestly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In ethics and school life: getting marks dishonestly (copying) or winning a game dishonestly (cheating). In law and news: obtaining money dishonestly is a crime. In stories: villains act dishonestly. Phrases: «act dishonestly», «obtained dishonestly», «behave dishonestly».

### Examples

- He won the game dishonestly by peeking at the cards. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonestly/#x1)
- The money was obtained dishonestly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonestly/#x2)
- She answered dishonestly when Mum asked who broke the vase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonestly/#x3)
- Acting dishonestly can lose you your friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonestly/#x4)
- The man dishonestly claimed the lost wallet was his. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonestly/#x5)
- If you score points dishonestly, they don't really count. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonestly/#x6)

### Note

Adverb from «dishonest». The H is silent: dis-ON-est-lee. Opposite: «honestly». Note: «Honestly!» can also be an exclamation of annoyance, but «dishonestly» never is.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dishonestly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dishonestly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dishonestly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dishonestly.html) on Mova free.