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   O·pen·ly

   /ˈōp(ə)nlē/

   

   adverb

   • 1. without concealment, deception, or prevarication, especially where these might be expected; frankly or honestly: "he could no longer speak openly of his problems" Similar publiclyin publicin full view of peoplefor all to seeundisguisedlyblatantlyflagrantlybrazenlywith no attempt at concealmentovertlyboldlyaudaciouslyunashamedlyshamelesslyunabashedlywantonlyimmodestlyfranklycandidlyexplicitlyhonestlytrulysincerelyforthrightlydirectlystraightforwardlybluntlyplainlyin plain languageunreservedlywithout constrainttruthfullywithout dissemblingto someone's facestraight from the shoulderwithout beating around the bushwith no holds barredman to manwoman to womaninformal:on the levelstraight upOpposite secretlyindirectlyallusively

   Word Origin Old Englishopenlīce (see open, -ly2).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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