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frankly

[frangk-lee]

adverb

  1. in a frank manner; freely; candidly; openly; plainly.

    He presented his arguments frankly and objectively.



frankly

/ ˈڰæŋɪ /

adverb

  1. (sentence modifier) in truth; to be honest

    frankly, I can't bear him

  2. in a frank manner

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of frankly1

First recorded in 1530–40; frank 1 + -ly
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But frankly, zucchini deserves so much more love.

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"Quite frankly, this could be a matter of life and death."

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“I am very confident in our ability to generate, frankly, more revenue that’s ever been generated for a Summer Games in the history of the Olympics. I have no doubt about that.”

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"We do not have a legal basis or the mechanisms for returning them," he said, frankly.

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He told reporters in the White House: "Chinese students can come, no problem, no problem - its an honour to have them frankly. But we want to check them."

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