Openly
1Openly — O pen*ly, adv. [AS. openlice.] 1. In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without secrecy. [1913 Webster] How grossly and openly do many of us contradict the precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness! Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. Without… …
2openly — UK US /ˈəʊpənli/ adverb ► without hiding any of your thoughts or feelings: »We discussed our reservations about the contract quite openly …
3openly — index fairly (clearly) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4openly — (adv.) O.E. openlice manifestly, plainly, clearly, unreservedly; see OPEN (Cf. open) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) …
5openly — [adv] honestly aboveboard, artlessly, blatantly, brazenly, candidly, face to face, flagrantly, forthrightly, frankly, fully, honestly, in broad daylight, in full view, ingenuously, in public, in the open, naively, naturally, plainly, publicly,… …
6openly — ► ADVERB ▪ without concealment or deception; frankly or honestly …
7openly — [[t]o͟ʊpənli[/t]] ADV GRADED: ADV with v, ADV adj If you do something openly, you do it without hiding any facts or hiding your feelings. We can now talk openly about AIDS which we couldn t before... The Bundesbank has openly criticised the… …
8openly — adv. Openly is used with these adjectives: ↑abusive, ↑aggressive, ↑contemptuous, ↑critical, ↑defiant, ↑dismissive, ↑gay, ↑hostile, ↑opposed Openly is used with these verbs: ↑accuse, ↑ …
9openly — o|pen|ly [ˈəupənli US ˈou ] adv in a way that does not hide your feelings, opinions, or the facts ▪ Sarah talked openly about her problems. ▪ He was openly critical of his colleagues …
10openly — o|pen|ly [ oupənli ] adverb ** in a direct or honest way that makes something obvious: The report openly criticizes the military leadership. They are openly hostile to the proposed changes …
