frankly

[frangk-lee]

adverb

1. in a frank manner; freely; candidly; openly; plainly.

   He presented his arguments frankly and objectively.

frankly

/ ˈfræŋklɪ /

adverb

1. (sentence modifier) in truth; to be honest

   frankly, I can't bear him

2. in a frank manner

Word History and Origins

Origin of frankly¹

First recorded in 1530–40; frank ¹ + -ly

Example Sentences

She reckons it was a thankless task - important, but frankly, a bit dull.

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Speaking to BBC Radio London, he said those circulating rumours of his resignation within the Met were "the misogynists and racists, frankly, who want me out, because it's them who we're taking on".

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"To have jumped through all of those hoops and then have a tribunal award that never gets paid is frankly scandalous," said policy manager Emer Sheehy.

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"So how's he responded? He's responded by co-ordinating the most unprecedented vilification and campaign of incitement to violence against the man who, frankly, he knows he cannot beat at the ballot box," he said.

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“This is unacceptable and frankly, un-American. California will not sit idly as its workers are systematically denied the right to organize.”

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