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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

openly

/ˈoʊpənli/

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What does openly mean?

adverb

  1. In an open manner; visibly.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈoʊpənli/

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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.
Edgar Rice BurroughsThe gods of MarsProject Gutenberg ebook #64
This was the first time of her brother’s openly siding against her, and anxious to avoid his displeasure, she proposed a compromise.
Jane AustenNorthanger AbbeyProject Gutenberg ebook #121
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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.
Wilkie CollinsThe Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern VeniceProject Gutenberg ebook #170
Sheppard loves to stroll openly about the London streets in his fine suit of black, his ruffled shirt and his silver-hilted sword.
H. B. (Henry Brodribb) IrvingA Book of Remarkable CriminalsProject Gutenberg ebook #446
The Protestant princes only awaited the arrival of a deliverer to throw off his intolerable yoke, and openly declare for the Swedes.
Friedrich SchillerThe History of the Thirty Years' WarTranslated by A. J. W. (Alexander James William) MorrisonProject Gutenberg ebook #566