# openly

Pronunciation: US say "OH-puhn-lee" /ˈoʊpənli/; UK say "OH-pen-lee" /ˈəʊpənli/

## Adverb

1. In a visible or unconcealed manner, without attempting to hide or disguise something.
   - Simple: In a way that other people can see, not hidden or secret.
   - _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._

## Origin

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

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/openly (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).