openly

English

Etymology

open +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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Adverb

openly (comparative more openly, superlative most openly)

1. In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
   • 1945, George Orwell, Animal Farm, chapter 1

     Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;

   • 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, The Onion AV Club:

     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.

Translations

in an open manner, visibly, not covertly

• Catalan: obertament
• Finnish: avoimesti, julkisesti
• French: ouvertement (fr)
• German: offen (de), öffentlich (de)
• Hungarian: nyíltan (hu)
• Polish: otwarcie (pl), jawnie (pl)

• Portuguese: abertamente (pt)
• Russian: открыто (ru) (otkrýto), явно (ru) (jávno), откровенно (ru) (otkrovénno)
• Spanish: abiertamente (es)
• Swedish: öppet (sv)

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