openly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈoʊpənli/
Audio (US) (file)
Adverb[edit]
openly (comparative more openly, superlative most openly)
- In an open manner; visibly.
- Synonym: Thesaurus:obviously
- Antonym: Thesaurus:obviously
- 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:
- 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[1]:
- 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[2], archived from the original on 28 March 2020:
- We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.
- 2022 October 14, Daisuke Wakabayashi, Claire Fu, “China’s Internet Censors Race to Quell Beijing Protest Chatter”, in The New York Times[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 October 2022, Asia Pacific[4]:
- 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[edit]
in an open manner, visibly, not covertly
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