openly

adverb

OH-puhn-lee/ˈoʊpənli/UKOH-pen-lee/ˈəʊpənli/

1 meaning of openly

1
adverb
In a visible or unconcealed manner, without attempting to hide or disguise something.
He openly admitted that the project had failed under his leadership.
Vendors sold the counterfeit goods openly in the market square, unconcerned about the police.
Similarpublicly, frankly, candidly, overtly, freely
Oppositesecretly, covertly, privately, furtively

Use it in a sentence

Write your own sentence with openly, and AI will tell you whether it fits and which meaning you used.

Origin

Formed from "open" combined with the suffix "-ly".