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Honesty; honorableness. [Obs.] Chaucer.

In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live honestly; to speak honestly. Shak. To come honestly by. (a) To get honestly. (b) A circumlocution for to inherit; as, to come honestly by a feature, a mental trait, a peculiarity.

norableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness; decency. [Obs.] Chaucer. She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness. Shak.

lly, too valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated; above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges. But above all, for thine inestimable love. Bk. of Com. Prayer. Science is too inestimable for expression by a money standard. Lyon Playfair.

In a manner, or to a degree, above estimation; as, things inestimably excellent.

Of, pertaining to, or involving, kinæsthesis.

A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.

To warn; to admonish; to advise. [Obs.] Wyclif (2 Cor. v. 20).

Too earnest. -- O"ver*ear"nest*ly, adv. -- O"ver*ear"nest*ness, n.

Anæsthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body.

A colorless stone of high luster, made of paste. It is much used as an inexpensive ornament.

See Stinkstone.

A sty, or pen, for swine.

Loss of power to distinguish heat or cold by touch.

Not entirely honest. [R.] "We think him overproud and underhonest." Shak.

To disestablish. [R.] The Parliament demanded of the king to unestablish that prelatical government. Milton.

Dishonest; dishonorable. Ascham. -- Un*hon"est*ly, adv. Udall.

To eject from a nest; to unnestle. [R.] T. Adams.

Same as Unnest. [R.]

In earnest; heartily. [Obs.] "I made her weep agood." Shak.