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Princeton's WordNet

  1. 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

  1. candidlyadverb

    in a candid manner; frankly

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. 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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  1. candidly

    Candidly refers to expressing opinions or thoughts in an honest, straightforward, and open manner, often without avoiding difficult or sensitive subjects.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Candidlyadverb

    in a candid manner

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of candidly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of candidly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of candidly in a Sentence

  1. Tevi Troy:

    The RJC is an excellent and skilled organization at bundling dollars in favor of preferred candidates, this is going to be a chance for candidates to talk candidly in real terms about foreign policy after Paris, in the context of Syria, and I think as a whole Republican candidates are going to be able to contrast their understanding of threats facing the country in contrast to the last seven years.

  2. President Trump:

    One of the things I think that in this country we don't have enough of is dialogue, and substantive dialogue, where people who have different opinions can speak about them freely and candidly.

  3. Brian Greer:

    That’s art, not science, candidly, having been involved in those discussions, there’s no clear line.

  4. Don Jackson:

    Candidly, Im thrilled to see this university take this approach, it would be gratifying if other universities had the guts to do the same. They dont.

  5. Glen VanHerck:

    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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