Definitions for OPENLY
open·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. openlyadverb

   in an open way

   "he openly flaunted his affection for his sister"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. openlyadverb

   in an open manner, visibly, not covertly

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Openlyadverb

   Etymology: from open.

   1. Publickly; not secretly; in sight; not obscurely.

   Their actions always spoken of with great honour, are now called openly into question. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   Prayers are faulty, not whensoever they be openly made, but when hypocrisy is the cause of open praying. Richard Hooker.

   Why should you have put me to deny
   This claim which now you wear so openly. William Shakespeare.

   I knew the time,
   Now full, that I no more should live obscure,
   But openly begin, as best becomes
   The authority which I deriv’d from heav’n. Par. Reg.

   How grosly and openly do many of us contradict the plain precepts of the gospel, by our ungodliness and worldly lusts. John Tillotson, Serm. 5.

   We express our thanks by openly owning our parentage, and paying our common devotions to God on this day’s solemnity. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   2. Plainly; apparently; evidently; without disguise.

   Darah
   Too openly does love and hatred show:
   A bounteous master, but a deadly foe. Dryden.

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1. openly

   Openly refers to behaving in a way that doesn't hide one's actions, intentions, thoughts, or feelings, and is transparent and unashamed. It implies a lack of secrecy or deceit, as well as a willingness to be open to public scrutiny.

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1. openlyadverb

   In an open manner.

   They were discussing their lives openly at the table together and resolved so much by just looking into each others eyes and seeing the truth.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 31, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'OPENLY' in Adverbs Frequency: #391

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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Anagrams for OPENLY »

1. poleyn

2. onlepy

How to pronounce OPENLY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say OPENLY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of OPENLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of OPENLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of OPENLY in a Sentence

1. Chad Carswell:

   I've been sharing my story for the last five years, very openly, even before COVID, and my entire family has been there every step of the way.

2. Lena Pietsch:

   Every day our teams have to balance protecting the ability of billions of people to express themselves openly with the need to keep our platform a safe and positive place, we continue to make significant improvements to tackle the spread of misinformation and harmful content. To suggest we encourage bad content and do nothing is just not true.

3. Mark Twain:

   Laws are sand, customs are rock. Laws can be evaded and punishment escaped but an openly transgressed custom brings sure punishment.

4. Mark Feldstein:

   NBC needs to do better to restore public trust, it can't investigate and hold politicians and other corporations accountable for their misconduct if it doesn't openly confront its own.

5. Selahattin Demirtas:

   They are openly violating the constitution by declaring me guilty even though there is no conviction ruling against me, and are trying to direct the public by misinforming them.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=OPENLY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Openly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=OPENLY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=OPENLY