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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

openly
    adv 1: in an open way; "he openly flaunted his affection for his
           sister"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Openly \O"pen*ly\, adv. [AS. openlice.]
   1. In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without
      secrecy.
      [1913 Webster]

            How grossly and openly do many of us contradict the
            precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness!
                                                  --Tillotson.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Without reserve or disguise; plainly; evidently.
      [1913 Webster]

            My love . . . shall show itself more openly. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for openly:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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