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Definition of Openly
1. Adverb. In an open way. "He openly flaunted his affection for his sister"
Definition of Openly
1. adv. In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without secrecy.
Definition of Openly
1. Adverb. in an open manner, visibly, not covertly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Openly
1. in an open manner [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Openly
Literary usage of Openly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Journal by New York (State). Legislature. Senate (1837)
"of the first part of the Revised Statutes, and the concurrent resolution of the
Senate and Assembly of the 31st of January last, proceeded openly to ..."
2. The Complete Works of Gustave Flaubert: Embracing Romances, Travels by Gustave Flaubert, Ferdinand Brunetière (1904)
"Hatred masked itself; expectations were openly indulged in; the multitude seemed
full of good-nature. The pride of having gained their rights shone in the ..."
3. War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1904)
"IN 1812 and in 1813 Kutuzov was openly accused of blunders. The Tsar was dissatisfied
with him. ... openly ..."
4. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Lecky estimates (England in the Eighteenth Century, IV, 153) that one-ha If of
the Americans were either openly or secretly hostile to the Revolution. ..."
5. Publishers Weekly by Publishers' Board of Trade (U.S.), Book Trade Association of Philadelphia, American Book Trade Union, Am. Book Trade Association, R.R. Bowker Company (1881)
"... who, growing bolder with impunity, waxed louder and more daring ; playing
odd-or-even under the master's eye, eating apples openly and without rebuke, ..."
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