Hon″est‐ly (?), adv. 1. Honorably; becomingly; decently. Chaucer.
2. In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly. Shak.
To come honestly by. (a) To get honestly. (b) A circumlocution for to inherit; as, to come honestly by a feature, a mental trait, a peculiarity.