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   openly

   /ˈəʊp(ə)nli/

   adverb

   • 1. without concealment, deception, or prevarication, especially where these might be expected; frankly or honestly: "a lecturer who had openly criticized the government" 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 about 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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