Meaning of FRANKLY
| Pronunciation: | | frangklee
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| | Definition: | | [adv] (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" |
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| | Synonyms: | | candidly, honestly |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Frank"ly\, adv.
In a frank manner; freely.
Very frankly he confessed his treasons. --Shak.
Syn: Openly; ingenuously; plainly; unreservedly;
undisguisedly; sincerely; candidly; artlessly; freely;
readily; unhesitatingly; liberally; willingly.
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| | Related Terms: | | all joking aside, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, candidly, directly, genuinely, in all conscience, in all seriousness, in plain English, in plain words, openheartedly, openly, outspokenly, plainly, plain-spokenly, roundly, sincerely, straightforwardly, unconstrainedly, unreservedly, unrestrainedly, with no nonsense |
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