Definition of candidly in English:
candidly
adverb ˈkandɪdliˈkændɪdli
In an honest and straightforward way; frankly.
he candidly discussed his efforts to find employment
Example sentencesExamples
- He told the newspaper candidly that the prospect of developing a soccer field in the village was a slender one.
- He candidly acknowledges that he's got to start doing things "the old-fashioned way."
- Tom speaks candidly about the stigma attached to a person leaving the priesthood and on the family of the priest.
- He patiently and candidly answers the accusations as they are served up to him one by one.
- From here on out, people must speak candidly or not speak at all.
- The central character, as Thackeray candidly admitted, is based closely on himself.
- Allow me, for a moment, to speak candidly about economics, from one consumer to another.
- She talks candidly about her thoughts on cancer and how she feels more should be done to look into its causes rather than focusing on treatment.
- The boys talk candidly about what it is like growing up on the estate and give their views on girlfriends and sex.
- He and his classmates candidly acknowledge how ethnic realities affect them.