frankly
pronunciation
How to pronounce frankly in British English:
UK [ˈfræŋkli]
How to pronounce frankly in American English:
US [ˈfræŋkli]
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- Adverb:
- (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
Word Origin
- frankly (adv.)
- "in an unreserved manner, without concealment or disguise," 1530s, from frank (adj.) + -ly (2).
Example
- 1. It didn 't look like a sweatshop , frankly .
- 2. Frankly , leonardo would kick butt as an entrepreneur .
- 3. Frankly , I doubt we even have it the worst .
- 4. Frankly , nobody likes listening to a know-it-all !
- 5. So frankly is this newspaper .