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English
Etymology
From honourable + -ly.
Pronunciation
Adverb
honourably (comparative more honourably, superlative most honourably) (British spelling)
- In an honourable manner.
1960 February, J. N. Faulkner, “The Belgian Railways today”, in Trains Illustrated, page 86:Inevitably the present extent and variety of the Belgian railways will diminish, and within the space of the ten-year plan we can expect to see a modern system concentrated on the main traffic routes like its neighbour in the Netherlands, and with its last steam locomotives and wooden coaches honourably retired to the museum.
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