Definitions for openlY
open·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. openlyadverb

   in an open way

   "he openly flaunted his affection for his sister"

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1. openlyadverb

   in an open manner, visibly, not covertly

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

1. Openlyadverb

   Etymology: from open.

   1. Publickly; not secretly; in sight; not obscurely.

   Their actions always spoken of with great honour, are now called openly into question. Richard Hooker, b. v.

   Prayers are faulty, not whensoever they be openly made, but when hypocrisy is the cause of open praying. Richard Hooker.

   Why should you have put me to deny
   This claim which now you wear so openly. William Shakespeare.

   I knew the time,
   Now full, that I no more should live obscure,
   But openly begin, as best becomes
   The authority which I deriv’d from heav’n. Par. Reg.

   How grosly and openly do many of us contradict the plain precepts of the gospel, by our ungodliness and worldly lusts. John Tillotson, Serm. 5.

   We express our thanks by openly owning our parentage, and paying our common devotions to God on this day’s solemnity. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   2. Plainly; apparently; evidently; without disguise.

   Darah
   Too openly does love and hatred show:
   A bounteous master, but a deadly foe. Dryden.

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1. openly

   Openly refers to behaving in a way that doesn't hide one's actions, intentions, thoughts, or feelings, and is transparent and unashamed. It implies a lack of secrecy or deceit, as well as a willingness to be open to public scrutiny.

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1. openlyadverb

   In an open manner.

   They were discussing their lives openly at the table together and resolved so much by just looking into each others eyes and seeing the truth.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 31, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'openlY' in Adverbs Frequency: #391

Anagrams for openlY »

1. poleyn

2. onlepy

How to pronounce openlY?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of openlY in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of openlY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of openlY in a Sentence

1. Jimmy Borah:

   Many collectors are willing topay thousands of dollars or more for the rarest, most unique and mostendangered species, often buying them at the region’s illegal wildlife markets, especially in the Golden Triangle region where China, Laos, Thailand and Myanmarmeet, to save them, it’s crucial thatwe improve enforcement against poaching and close illegal wildlife markets aswell as the tiger and bear farms that openly flaunt wildlife laws.

2. Guus Hiddink:

   I worked with him five or six years ago and I was delighted to have such a professional in the squad, the official process (on Drogba) I do not know, but I spoke openly from the bottom of the heart that such impact players can be huge for the club.

3. Anne Milgram:

   The chemicals are coming from China, they're then made in Mexico, and they're made openly throughout the country, and — just to sort of put a fine point on this — last year, we seized 20 million fake pills and 15,000 pounds of fentanyl.

4. Mike Pompeo:

   The United States has, and will continue to, openly and transparently express our grave concerns about the treatment and condition of human rights defenders in Cuba.

5. Lee C. Bollinger:

   Nurture an appetite for being puzzled, for being confused, indeed for being openly stupid, and that - despite what you may think - is very difficult...We all know the cliche' that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. It is also true that a lot of knowledge can be a dangerous thing as well...use your ignorance as well as your knowledge for creative means.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=openlY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Openly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=openlY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com