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."

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:honestly

Translations

in a candid manner

• Catalan: càndidament (ca)
• Finnish: vilpittömästi (fi)
• French: de bonne foi (fr)
• Italian: candidamente (it)
• Polish: szczerze (pl)
• Portuguese: candidamente
• Russian: откровенно (ru) (otkrovenno)
• Spanish: cándidamente (es)

frankly — see frankly