franklyadv.
/ˈfraŋkli/, U.S. /ˈfræŋkli/ In a frank manner.† 1. Freely; unrestrictedly, without restraint or constraint. Obsolete.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adverb]
unredlya1200
outrightc1300
largec1405
largelya1450
liberallya1500
frankly1541
unrestrainedly1635
ramping1807
outrightly1914
balls-out1959
uninhibitedly1959
1541 Act 33 Hen. VIII c. 25 All other lawfull thinges..to do as liberally, frankelie, lawfully..as if they..had been naturally borne within this realme.
1547 in Vicary's Anat. Bodie of Man (1888) App. iii. 132 [To] excercyse the seyd..office..Franklye & frelye.
1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §544 The Sap..cannot get up, to spread so frankly, as it should do.
2. † a. In liberal or abundant measure, bountifully, lavishly. Obsolete.
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the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [adverb]
roomlyOE
freelyOE
unsparelya1225
largelyc1225
largec1350
liberallyc1410
unsparinglya1500
beneficially1530
bounteously1531
plenteously1535
frankly1551
well1565
well-favouredly1570
bountifully1580
prodigally1590
amply1594
munificently1594
royally1601
prodigal1603
generously1623
ungrudginglya1631
lavishly1769
unstintingly1857
spaciously1864
open-handedly1924
1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 2nd Pt. f. cij The cattell..was..frankely fed.
1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 402 They would procure the people to deale their almes somewhat more franckly.
1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxiii. 130 Oxen are not to be fed so frankely and full in winter.
b. In a liberal spirit, generously; unconditionally, unreservedly.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adverb] > without conditions
barelyc1400
purely1420
simply1420
simpliciter?a1425
frankly1582
unreservedly1611
absolutely1644
unconditionally1649
unconditionately1670
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis ii. 26 Wee..pardon francklye the villeyn.
1602 S. Rowlands Tis Merrie (1609) 19 His Crownes vpon them frankly he bestowes.
1611 Bible (King James) Luke vii. 42 And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly forgaue them both. View more context for this quotation
a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) iii. i. 105 Were it but my life, I'de throw it downe..As frankely as a pin. View more context for this quotation
1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. P8 Ambrosian streams..Do frankly flow.
1671 R. McWard True Non-conformist 2 I do here francklie..lay aside all wrath and bitterness.
1683 Claverhouse 9 June in Mowbray Morris Life (1889) xii. 142 All the Justices doe their deuty francly and cheerfully.
1847 C. Brontë Jane Eyre I. xi. 181 The power of meriting the kindness..so frankly offered.
1877 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Mignon I. 50 Sir Tristram accepts the invitation as frankly as it is given.
3. Without concealment, disguise, or reserve; avowedly, openly, plainly. Now frequently with ellipsis of to speak.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adverb] > straightforwardly or frankly
openlya1200
simplyc1325
plainlyc1390
frankly?1553
open-heartedly1611
heart-to-heart1654
unreservedly1708
straightforwardly1839
single-heartedly1857
straight1961
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > sincerity, freedom from deceit > [adverb]
utterly?c1225
entirelya1340
faithlyc1350
without (but) feigningc1380
clearly1389
whollyc1390
unfeigninglyc1400
entirec1430
unfeigneda1469
without coloura1513
honestly1526
singly1526
unfeignedly1526
uncolourably1541
bona fide1542
frankly?1553
sincerely1560
squarely1564
uprightly1565
square1577
single-mindedly1579
undissemblinglyc1585
above board1599
fair and square1604
downright1607
downrightly1632
really1641
uncasuistly1649
honest1654
up tro1654
plain-heartedly1675
unaffectedly1677
straightforwardly1839
wholeheartedly1845
unfallaciously1852
up and down1854
single-heartedly1857
unflatteringly1874
uncynically1895
square on1963
?1553–77 Life Fisher (Harl. 6382) (1921) 51 This worthie Byshopp..was..desired to speake his minde frankly and freely.
1625 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 192 The best Meane..is franckly to communicate them [sc. suspicions].
1754 Earl of Chatham Lett. to Nephew (1804) iv. 24 Venture to own frankly that you came to Cambridge to learn what you can.
1846 E. Bulwer-Lytton Lucretia I. i. i. 38 Frankly, if you can like my niece, win her.
1865 W. Roberts Urinary & Renal Dis. (1885) i. iv. 185 The deposition of the urates is sufficient evidence that the urine is frankly acid.
1880 L. Stephen Alexander Pope iii. 79 It would be impossible to accept more frankly the theory that lying is wrong when it is found out.
1888 R. Kipling Under Deodars (1890) 52 She.—.. Can you wonder that I'm disinclined for amusement? He.—Frankly, I do.
1892 M. Dods Gospel St. John I. xvi. 248 Frankly open your soul before Him.
1960 L. R. Banks L-shaped Room xiv. 196 The one [sc. board] down his front said, ‘Are you ready to meet your maker??’ ‘Frankly, yes,’ Toby answered it.
1961 A. Christie Pale Horse i. 20 ‘But you didn't come here to talk to me about my books.’ ‘Frankly no.’
4. With freedom of artistic treatment.
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1851 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice I. xix. 198 Frankly completing the arch work and cornice of each.
1885 Athenæum 23 May 669/2 Frankly painted, and with much good drawing.
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