Definitions for frankly
ˈfræŋk lifrank·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

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1. franklyadverb

   in a frank, open or (too) honest manner.

   He spoke frankly about the economy.

2. franklyadverb

   In truth, to tell the truth.

   Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

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

1. Franklyadverb

   Etymology: from frank.

   1. Liberally; freely; kindly; readily.

   Oh, were it but my life,
   I’d throw it down for your deliverance,
   As frankly as a pin. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

   If ever any malice in your heart
   Were hid against me, now forgive me frankly. William Shakespeare, H. VIII.

   When they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgave them both. Lu. vii. 42.

   By the toughness of the earth the sap cannot get up to spread so frankly as it should do. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

   I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs. Spect.

   2. Without constraint; without reserve.

   The lords mounted their servants upon their own horses; and they, with the voluntiers, who frankly lifted themselves, amounted to a body of two hundred and fifty horse. Edward Hyde.

   He entered very frankly into those new designs, which were contrived at court. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

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1. frankly

   Fran Kelly is an Australian radio presenter, current affairs journalist and political correspondent who hosted the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Radio National program Breakfast from March 2005 to early December 2021.

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1. Franklyadverb

   in a frank manner; freely

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1. Frankly

   Frankly is a consumer research solution that provides a mobile and web platform designed specifically for innovation exchange and collaboration between consumer Brands and End-users.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'frankly' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3407

How to pronounce frankly?

1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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How to say frankly in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of frankly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of frankly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of frankly in a Sentence

1. Gary George:

   . NASA admitted in 2006 that no one could find the original video recordings of the historic moon landing. The U.S. space agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the upcoming auction. In 2008, Gary George was vacationing with a NASA friend who told Gary George Gary George was tasked with locating the lost videotapes. Gary George said,' It seems we've lost our original tapes of the Apollo 11 EVA,' quite frankly, I was sitting at the table drinking a beer and I said,' Well damn, I have those,'.

2. Vander Plaats:

   Obviously, DeSantis taking on Disney has shown a lot of leadership on this issue and frankly, I think it’s why Trump came out with his statements this week because in a lot of ways he sees himself running against DeSantis.

3. Akbar Al Baker:

   Quite frankly I think the press took it out of context. They … blew it out of proportion. It was just a joke. I didn't mean it in the way it was meant to be ... I apologize for it.

4. David Weinberg:

   Frankly, until I see evidence that proves otherwise, I assume it means ... nothing.

5. Jill Biden:

   I'm here in Poland to see firsthand the humanitarian crisis and quite frankly, part of my disappointment is that I can't see it firsthand like I have in other places, they will not let me, understandably, I guess, cross the border and take a look at what's going on in Ukraine.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=frankly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Frankly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=frankly
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frankly
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frankly
6. ^ CrunchBase
   https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/frankly