What does openly mean?
Definitions for openly
open·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word openly.
Princeton's WordNet
openlyadverb
in an open way
"he openly flaunted his affection for his sister"
Wiktionary
openlyadverb
in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Openlyadverb
Etymology: from open.
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.
Darah
Too openly does love and hatred show:
A bounteous master, but a deadly foe. Dryden.
ChatGPT
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.
Editors Contribution
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
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'openly' in Adverbs Frequency: #391
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Anagrams for openly »
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onlepy
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of openly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of openly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of openly in a Sentence
The EPA is no longer in the business of safeguarding our resources and protecting us from pollution, but is openly working to advance the agenda of those who profit from fouling our water and threatening our health.
Who gave the order to use such forces? Do they have such forces formed secretly? They need to explain it to the people openly.
Oil companies are hesitant to invest in raising production and building new capacity because the administration has openly, openly indicated that it will be pushing Americans away from consuming fossil fuels. And that certainly has an impact on the future viability of the oil sector. And I think that's why we probably won't see much meaningful improvement. the party of the president traditionally loses seats in midterm elections. High prices at the pump can exacerbate anger at the ‘incumbent’ party.
State Attorney General Maura Healey:
The gun industry has openly defied our laws here in Massachusetts for nearly two decades, that ends today. We have a moral and legal responsibility to ensure that combat-style weapons are off our streets and out of the hands of those who would use them to kill innocent people, she said. Increasingly, these guns are the weapon of choice for mass shooters, and we will do everything we can to prevent the kinds of tragedies here that have occurred in places like Orlando, San Bernardino, Newtown and Aurora.
This law does not openly allow discrimination, no, but what it does is create a road map, a path to discrimination, indiana's version of this law is not the same as that in other states. It adds all kinds of new stuff and it moves us further down the road to discrimination.
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