candidly

English

Etymology

From candid +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkændɪdli/
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Adverb

candidly (comparative more candidly, superlative most candidly)

  1. in a candid manner; frankly.
    • 1891, Henry Melville, chapter 3, in Billy Budd:
      Such an episode in the Island's grand naval story her naval historians naturally abridge; one of them (G.P.R. James) candidly acknowledging that fain would he pass it over did not "impartiality forbid fastidiousness."
    • 2021 October 20, Kate Bennett, “Jill Biden speaks candidly about being a first lady: ‘Nothing can prepare you’”, in CNN‎[1]:
      First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday spoke candidly about her new life, lamenting the enormous pressure a first lady can face.

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