openly

open +‎ -ly

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈoʊpənli/

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openly (comparative more openly, superlative most openly)

1. In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
   • 1945 August 17, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter 1, in Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, →OCLC:

     Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;

   • 2012 April 26, Tasha Robinson, “Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits :”, in The Onion AV Club‎:

     The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek.

   • 2017 January 20, Donald Trump, “The Inaugural Address”, in The White House‎, archived from the original on 28 March 2020:

     We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.

   • 2022 October 14, Wakabayashi, Daisuke; Claire Fu, “China’s Internet Censors Race to Quell Beijing Protest Chatter”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 14 October 2022, Asia Pacific‎:

     When a column of smoke appeared on Thursday over the Sitong Bridge overpass in the Haidian district of Beijing, it drew attention to a protester who had hung banners openly bashing China’s top leader by name and criticizing the country’s “zero Covid” policy, including one calling for “freedom and not lockdowns.”

• clearly, evidently, plainly; see also Thesaurus:obviously

• poleyn, pyelon