openly
/ˈoʊpənli/
openly adverb: in an open manner; visibly.
Adverb
openly (comparative more openly, superlative most openly)
- In an open manner; visibly.
- Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC
- 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.2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club
- Synonyms:
- apparently, blatantly, baitly, clearly, evidently, eyely, glaringly, manifestly, noticeably, obvi
- Antonyms:
- apparently, blatantly, baitly, clearly, evidently, eyely, glaringly, manifestly, noticeably, obvi
openly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
openly in Hindi
- in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
- खुलकर khulkar, दिनदहाड़े dinadhāṛe
openly in Tamil
- ஒல்லென, வெளிப்படையாக, வாய்விட்டு, தெளிவாக, நேர்கொடுநேரே, எல்லே
openly in Marathi
- उघडपणे
openly in Urdu
- بلاعلان, دھڑلے سے, دن دھاڑے, اعلانیہ, کھلے عام, کھلے بندوں
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- openly in Bengali
- খোলাখুলিভাবে khōlakhulibhabe, খোলাখুলি khōlakhuli
- openly in Malayalam
- തുറന്ന മനസ്സോടെ, ഒന്നും ഒളിച്ചുവയ്ക്കാതെ, പ്രകടമായി
- openly in Kannada
- ಮುಚ್ಚುಮರೆಯಿಲ್ಲದೆ, ಪ್ರಕಟವಾಗಿ, ಬಹಿರಂಗವಾಗಿ, ಎಲ್ಲರೆದುರಿಗೆ
- openly in Sanskrit
- प्रकटम् prakaṭam
Examples of openly in a sentence
- Sorrow can be lightened by being openly brought out.
- He was disdainful of those he thought of as the little people. He openly sneered at them. They mocked him behind his back.
- They claim that a party has the right to participate fully in political life even if it is avowedly and openly liberticidal.
Synonyms of openly
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Antonyms
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Forms of openly
| comparative | more openly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most openly |
Origin of openly
From Middle English openli, from Old English openlīċe. By surface analysis, open + -ly.
Questions about openly
- What does openly mean?
- Openly means in an open manner; visibly.
- What is openly in Hindi?
- Openly in Hindi is खुलकर (khulkar), दिनदहाड़े (dinadhāṛe). See Openly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is openly?
- Openly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce openly?
- Openly is pronounced /ˈoʊpənli/ (US).
Words near openly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: openly (page history and authors); openly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); openly (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); openly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); খোলাখুলি (Bengali) (page history and authors); openly (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); openly (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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