hon·or·a·ble ( n  r--bl)adj. 1. Deserving or winning honor and respect: led an honorable life. 2. Bringing distinction or recognition: honorable service to one's nation. 3. Possessing and characterized by honor: an honorable person. 4. Consistent with honor or good name: followed the only honorable course of action. 5. Distinguished; illustrious: this honorable gathering of scholars. 6. Attended by marks of recognition and honor: received an honorable burial. 7. Honorable Abbr. Hon. a. Used as a title of respect for certain high government officials: The Honorable Jane Doe, Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. b. Used as a courtesy title for the children of barons and viscounts and the younger sons of earls. c. Used in the House of Commons as a title of respect when speaking of another member. hon or·a·ble·ness n.hon or·a·bly adv. |
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| Adv. | 1. |  honorably - in an honorable manner; "he acted honorably"dishonorably - in a dishonorable manner; "he acted dishonorably" |
| 2. | honorably - with honor; "he was honorably discharged after many years of service" dishonorably - with dishonor; "he was dishonorably discharged" |
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