Search Dictionary:  

frankly

Pronunciation:  frangklee

 Sponsored Links: 
 
Matching Terms:  franklin, franklin delano roosevelt, franklin pierce, franklin roosevelt, franklin stove, franklinic, frankliniella, frankliniella fusca, franklinite

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adv]  (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn"
 
 Synonyms: candidly, honestly
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Frank"ly\, adv.
In a frank manner; freely.

      Very frankly he confessed his treasons.  --Shak.

Syn: Openly; ingenuously; plainly; unreservedly;
     undisguisedly; sincerely; candidly; artlessly; freely;
     readily; unhesitatingly; liberally; willingly.

 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: all joking aside, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, candidly, directly, genuinely, in all conscience, in all seriousness, in plain English, in plain words, openheartedly, openly, outspokenly, plainly, plain-spokenly, roundly, sincerely, straightforwardly, unconstrainedly, unreservedly, unrestrainedly, with no nonsense
 

 

 

 

COPYRIGHT © 2000-2009 HYPERDICTIONARY.COM HYPERDICTIONARY.COM