HOW TO PRONOUNCE
openly
/ˈoʊpənli/
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What does openly mean?
adverb
- In an open manner; visibly.
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IPA pronunciation
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I knew that sooner or later the time must come when our friends and enemies would be forced to declare themselves openly.
This was the first time of her brother’s openly siding against her, and anxious to avoid his displeasure, she proposed a compromise.
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To remove to another hotel, would be to openly abandon an establishment in the success of which he had a pecuniary interest.
Sheppard loves to stroll openly about the London streets in his fine suit of black, his ruffled shirt and his silver-hilted sword.
The Protestant princes only awaited the arrival of a deliverer to throw off his intolerable yoke, and openly declare for the Swedes.