Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Honestly \Hon"est*ly\, adv.
   1. Honorably; becomingly; decently. [Obs.] --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.

Source : WordNet®

honestly
     adv 1: (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is
            sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe
            it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a
            conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"
            [syn: {candidly}, {frankly}]
     2: in an honest manner; "in he can't get it honestly, he is
        willing to steal it"; "was known for dealing aboveboard in
        everything" [syn: {aboveboard}] [ant: {dishonestly}]