in a frank manner; freely; candidly; openly; plainly: He presented his arguments frankly and objectively.
Origin of frankly
First recorded in 1530–40; frank1 + -ly
Words nearby frankly
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There are some new insights and, frankly, I think that the new proofs are better.
Conducting the Mathematical Orchestra From the Middle|Rachel Crowell|September 2, 2020|Quanta Magazine
They are escaping countries that quite frankly have failed them.
Full Transcript: Tomi Lahren on ‘The Carlos Watson Show’|Daniel Malloy|August 31, 2020|Ozy
Despite the new public awareness of the problems, designing and implementing fair and beneficial algorithms is frankly really hard.
The UK exam debacle reminds us that algorithms can’t fix broken systems|Karen Hao|August 20, 2020|MIT Technology Review
If both sides were pushed out of their corners, they would both have to concede quite a bit, and we’d frankly all be safer.
Republicans And Democrats See COVID-19 Very Differently. Is That Making People Sick?|Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux|July 23, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
We absolutely should be going around the world looking for partners to work with, as opposed to thinking that magically Beijing is going to start acting in a way that, quite frankly, it hasn’t for decades.
Will Covid-19 Spark a Cold War (or Worse) With China? (Ep. 414)|Stephen J. Dubner|April 23, 2020|Freakonomics
Frankly, I don't think even Michael Patrick King, Lisa Kudrow, and the show's biggest fans expected it to be this good.
‘The Comeback’ Finale: Give Lisa Kudrow All of the Awards|Kevin Fallon|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We might as well begin with the most confusing and, frankly, suspect person in all of Serial.
The Scoop on ‘Serial’: Making Sense of The Nisha Call, Asia's Letters, and Our Obsession|Emily Shire|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Frankly, I have never heard anyone else speak with such insight into Afghan affairs, post-US surge.
Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Her borderline apologetic view is, frankly, a bit irksome, though not wholly unexpected based on Transmormon.
Thank God! To the Church, This Transgender Woman Is Just a Skank|Emily Shire|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Millions did and, frankly, I would have done the same, but nobody phoned.
In Sierra Leone, the Plague Is Closing in Around Us|Ned Eustace|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Lancken stiffened perceptibly at this suggestion and refused, frankly, saying that he could not do anything of the sort.
A Journal From Our Legation in Belgium|Hugh Gibson
To those who have been unfortunate let me say frankly that they owe it to themselves.
Nye and Riley's Wit and Humor (Poems and Yarns)|Bill Nye
Burr, in committee, frankly declared that the surplus was to establish a bank, and Governor Jay signed the bill.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 3 of 4|Albert J. Beveridge
Against the back of the cushioned settle where they sat she leaned a weary head, and frankly let her fringed lids droop.
Queed|Henry Sydnor Harrison
"My business is done; I will believe you," said Aram, frankly, and rising.
Eugene Aram, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
British Dictionary definitions for frankly
frankly
/ (ˈfræŋklɪ) /
adverb
(sentence modifier)in truth; to be honestfrankly, I can't bear him
candidly, directly, freely, level, on the level, openly, plainly, straight, bluntly, dead on, forthrightly, in truth, on the line, straightforwardly, without reserve