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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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?

1. Alex

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   David

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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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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Do No Harm:

   The University is openly flouting those obligations by allocating scholarship and employment opportunities based on race, in short, The University is prioritizing some medical students over others purely because of their race.

2. Robert Townsend:

   A good manager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wasting the energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight you openly when they think that you are wrong -- that's healthy.

3. Professor Freyd:

   It's the duty of faculty members to speak openly and honestly based on the extent to which they have expertise or information on a topic, our primary responsibility is to produce knowledge and to teach knowledge and that's why academic freedom is so important. If my job is to reveal the underlying truth of things and to teach that truth, if I see something that looks problematic, I speak honestly about it.

4. David Asher:

   It is U.S. law to engage in effective arms control and nonproliferation, not facilitate it via ‘scientific cooperation’ in the name of threat reduction or refusal to engage in effective compliance with Communist countries that openly aim to incorporate synthetic biology into the future of warfare (apparently with our naive material and scientific assistance), we don’t know for certain what happened in Wuhan but we had every reason to investigate and ask questions.

5. United States:

   If Taiwan remains muted and Pelosi comes, it will likely be read as a decision made by the United States or Pelosi, but if Taiwan openly calls for her to visit, Beijing could frame it as a plot by Taiwan. Countries in the region -- like Japan, South Korea or even Australia -- might also become less sympathetic towards Taiwan if they feel Taiwan is actively creating an issue out of nowhere.

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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