openly
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Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊpənli/
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Adverb[edit]
openly (comparative more openly, superlative most openly)
- In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
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1945 May, George Orwell, chapter 1, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;
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2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club[1]:
- The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek.
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Translations[edit]
in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
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