publicallyadv.
/ˈpʌblᵻkli/, U.S. /ˈpəblək(ə)li/ = publicly adv.
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society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > openness or unconcealedness > [adverb]
barelyc950
beforeOE
openlyOE
nakedly?c1225
in a person's bearda1250
opelyc1275
apertly1297
commonlya1325
opena1325
overtlyc1325
pertlya1375
plainc1380
in (also on) opena1382
in apertc1384
plainlyc1390
in open (also general) audiencea1393
aperta1400
in commonaltya1400
outa1400
without laina1400
in commonc1400
publishlyc1400
pertc1410
in publicc1429
on higha1450
in pert1453
to a person's facea1470
into heightc1480
forthward?1504
but hidel?1507
publicly1534
uncolouredly1561
roundly1563
famously1570
vulgarly1602
above board1603
round1604
displayedly1611
on (also upon) the square?1611
undisguisedly1611
broadly1624
discoveredly1659
unveiledly1661
under a person's nose1670
manifestly1711
before faces1762
publically1797
overboard1834
unashamedly1905
upfront1972
1797 in Catal. Prints: Polit. & Personal Satires (Brit. Mus.) (1942) VII. 328 I do not Consider myself accountable for them after thus publically Warning every Person.
1854 E. G. Squier Honduras & Guatemala 13 That the Government of Honduras has purchased arms in the United States, which were regularly and publically shipped, is no doubt true.
1940 W. C. Reckless Criminal Behavior xiv. 271 Punishment is being exacted visibly or publically in the spirit of appeasing the community.
1972 D. Holbrook Pseudo-revol. viii. 140 Individuals leaping on to the stages of Danish sex clubs and publically copulating.
1998 Daily Tel. 13 Aug. 23/3 That is the target for which we are publically accountable.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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