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Czech
Etymology
From čest + -ný.
Pronunciation
Adjective
čestný (comparative čestnější, superlative nejčestnější, adverb čestně)
- honest (scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud)
- Synonyms: poctivý, počestný
- Antonyms: nečestný, nepoctivý, podvodný
- fair, adequate, reasonable, decent
- Synonyms: férový, spravedlivý
- Antonym: nespravedlivý
- honorary (given as an honor/honour, with no duties attached, and without payment)
Declension
Declension of čestný (hard)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “čestný”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “čestný”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “čestný”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)