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frankly
adverb frank·ly \ˈfraŋ-klē\
: in an honest and direct way
Full Definition of FRANKLY
1
: in a frank manner <spoke frankly>
2
: in truth : indeed <frankly, I don't know>
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First Known Use of FRANKLY
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Related to FRANKLY
- Synonyms
- admittedly, forsooth, actually, honestly, indeed, really, truly, truthfully, verily
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