openly

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word openly. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word openly, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say openly in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word openly you have here. The definition of the word openly will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofopenly, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

From open +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

Adverb

openly (comparative more openly, superlative most openly)

  1. In an open manner; visibly.
    Synonym: Thesaurus:obviously#Synonyms
    Antonym: Thesaurus:obviously#Antonyms
    • 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell , Animal Farm , London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:
      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.
    • 2017 January 20, Donald Trump, “The Inaugural Address”, in The White House‎, archived from the original on 28 March 2020:
      We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.
    • 2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 9:26 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron‎, archived from the original on 29 November 2024:
      Particular note, in this period, should be made of the actions of Joseph Denman, commander of the Northern Division of the Squadron, who went on an absolutely ruthless and systematic campaign along the African coast, burning so-called "slaving factories" to the ground and openly daring anyone who objected to try and stop him.
    • 2022 October 14, Daisuke Wakabayashi, Claire Fu, “China’s Internet Censors Race to Quell Beijing Protest Chatter”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 October 2022, Asia Pacific‎:
      When a column of smoke appeared on Thursday over the Sitong Bridge overpass in the Haidian district of Beijing, it drew attention to a protester who had hung banners openly bashing China’s top leader by name and criticizing the country’s “zero Covid” policy, including one calling for “freedom and not lockdowns.”

Translations

See also

Anagrams

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia