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Webster 1913 Edition
Openly
O′pen-ly
,adv.
[AS.
openlice
.] 1.
In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without secrecy.
How grossly and
openly
do many of us contradict the precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness! Tillotson.
2.
Without reserve or disguise; plainly; evidently.
My love . . . shall show itself more
openly
. Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Openly
OPENLY
,adv.
1.
Publicly; not in private; without secrecy; as, to avow our sins and follies openly.How grossly and openly do many of us contradict the precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness and worldly lusts!
2.
Plainly; evidently; without reserve or disguise.Definition 2024
openly
openly
English
Adverb
openly (comparative more openly, superlative most openly)
- In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
- 1945 May, George Orwell, chapter 1, in Animal Farm: A Fairy Story, London: Secker & Warburg, OCLC 3655473:
- Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;
- 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club:
- The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek.
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Translations
in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
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