honorary
adjective
given for honor only, without the usual requirements, duties, privileges, emoluments, etc..
honorarily
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a word derived from
honorary.
Example Sentences
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In the clip, Emanuel honorarily appoints Dr. Yves d’Udekem, cardiac surgery chief at Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., “winner of the week” in a nod to the regular segment on Baier’s show.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2024
Next the aspiring writer inducted himself honorarily into the Oulipo.
From The New Yorker ● May 3, 2016
We may all love Willie Nelson, Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson, Loretta Lynn and Merle Haggard, but we don’t see them hosting this 50th anniversary show — even honorarily.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 13, 2015
Many expensive public services were undertaken honorarily by the citizens under a kind of civic compulsion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
The members of these boards are selected by the state for a term of years, and give their services honorarily.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8 "Chariot" to "Chatelaine" by Various
