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Princeton's WordNet
honestly, candidly, franklyadverb
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
"honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"
Wiktionary
candidlyadverb
in a candid manner; frankly
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Candidlyadverb
Fairly; without trick; without malice; ingenuously.
Etymology: from candid.
We have often desired, they would deal candidly with us; for if the matter stuck only there, we would propose, that every man should swear, that he is a member of the church of Ireland. Jonathan Swift.
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candidly
Candidly refers to expressing opinions or thoughts in an honest, straightforward, and open manner, often without avoiding difficult or sensitive subjects.
Webster Dictionary
Candidlyadverb
in a candid manner
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of candidly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of candidly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of candidly in a Sentence
The two leaders candidly exchanged views about making the North Korea-U.S. summit a successful one and about implementing the Panmunjom Declaration.
What the EU has put on the table is a good offer and I would say to you candidly, it is an unrepeatable offer, it is in everybody's interests that Bosnia-Herzegovina seizes this opportunity.
Ted Cruz is extremely strong on this. Donald Trump, of course, he's the one who would most candidly tell you 'let's get in there,'.
I've never had the call to Washington, DC, but the fact that there's even a conversation about what the future of our country looks like and that I'm included in a conversation that has some phenomenal women leaders across this country is truly an honor, but very candidly, I'm really happy to be here right where I am here in Michigan.
Candidly, the internal discord of this event just showed one of the ways our competitors target us each and every day in the information space.
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- càndidamentCatalan, Valencian
- sinceramenteSpanish
- vilpittömästiFinnish
- de bonne foi, candidlyFrench
- terangIndonesian
- בגילוי לבHebrew
- ஒளிவுமறைவின்றிTamil
- 坦率地Chinese
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