honorably

English

Etymology

honorable +‎ -ly

Adverb

honorably (comparative more honorably, superlative most honorably)

  1. US standard spelling of honourably.
    • 1999, John McCain, Faith of My Fathers‎, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 348:
      There is much to regret about America's failure in Vietnam. The reasons are etched in black marble on the Washington Mall. But we had believed the cause that America had asked us to serve in Vietnam was a worthy one, and millions who defended it had done so honorably.
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