honestly
/ˈɑn·əst·li/ adv [not gradable] (EMPHASIS)Definition
› used to emphasize that you are telling the truth: I honestly don’t know what I did to upset her. Honestly, I wish I had time to do more reading.
(Definition of honestly adv (EMPHASIS) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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