English-Thai Dictionary

openly

ADV อย่างเปิดเผย  ไม่มี ความลับ  candidly frankly insincerely dishonestly yang-poed-poi

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OPENLY

adv. o'pnly. 1. Publicly; not in private; without secrecy; as, to avow our sins and follies openly.
How grossly and openly do many of us contradict the precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness and worldly lusts!
2. Plainly; evidently; without reserve or disguise.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OPENLY

O "pen *ly, adv. Etym: [AS. openlice.]

 

1. In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without secrecy. How grossly and openly do many of us contradict the precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness! Tillotson.

 

2. Without reserve or disguise; plainly; evidently. My love. .. shall show itself more openly. Shak.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

openly

o pen ly |ˈōpənlē ˈoʊpənli | ▶adverb without concealment, deception, or prevarication, esp. where these might be expected; frankly or honestly: he could no longer speak openly of his problems. ORIGIN Old English openlīce (see open, -ly 2 ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

openly

open ¦ly |ˈəʊp (ə )nli | ▶adverb without concealment, deception, or prevarication, especially where these might be expected; frankly or honestly: a lecturer who had openly criticized the government. ORIGIN Old English openlīce (see open, -ly 2 ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

openly

openly adverb 1 drugs were openly on sale: publicly, for all to see, blatantly, flagrantly, brazenly, boldly, overtly, in full view; shamelessly, immodestly, wantonly. ANTONYMS secretly, covertly. 2 the senator spoke openly of his drinking problems: frankly, candidly, explicitly, honestly, sincerely, forthrightly, straightforwardly, bluntly, without constraint, without holding back, straight from the shoulder, straight from the hip. ANTONYMS allusively, indirectly.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

openly

openly adverb 1 dangerous drugs were openly on sale: publicly, in public, in full view of people, for all to see, undisguisedly, blatantly, flagrantly, brazenly, with no attempt at concealment, overtly, boldly, audaciously; unashamedly, shamelessly, unabashedly, wantonly, immodestly. ANTONYMS secretly. 2 he could no longer speak openly of his problems: frankly, candidly, explicitly, honestly, truly, sincerely, forthrightly, directly, straightforwardly, bluntly, plainly, in plain language, unreservedly, without constraint, truthfully, without dissembling, to someone's face, straight from the shoulder, without beating about the bush, with no holds barred, man to man, woman to woman; informal on the level; Brit. informal straight up. ANTONYMS indirectly, allusively.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

openly

o pen ly /óʊp (ə )nli /→open 副詞 more ～; most ～1 包み隠さず , 率直に 〈語るなど 〉▸ talk openly about AIDS エイズについて本音で語る .2 はばかることなく , 公然と, 堂々と, あからさまに .