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

The album ends with her resolving to confront her struggles with self-acceptance, with the frankly written “I Want To Be Better” — which escalates with the feverish punk pulse of “Onwards.”

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“And also that she gets to take me into spaces that frankly, in some cases, I don’t think I would’ve been in otherwise.”

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“It was an extremely chaotic and frankly a frightening experience, because there was a lot of pushing, a lot of shoving,” Waknine said.

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The Blue Jays’ bullpen, frankly, has not been very good in this postseason.

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Councillor Thomas said to the meeting: "Quite frankly, the question is…is that the right leader and the right cabinet?"

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