Synonym: frankly, freely, sincerely. Similar words: open, opening, in the open, enlisted, only, if only, only too, mainly. Meaning: ['əʊpənlɪ] adv. in an open way.
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121. There may also be ways in which the church could discuss the topic more openly.
122. He had been openly critical of his own archbishop's defence of discrimination against homosexuals in church employment.
123. The paradox is that the passive-aggressive person does express anger, but not openly.
124. She was annoyed with herself for not stating openly what was really worrying her.
125. Until recently, Dole was openly contemptuous of the supply side economics espoused by Kemp and other conservatives.
126. Many guards are members of the death squads and openly discuss their activities in loud voices.
127. That, as pressure groups, they are free to campaign openly for the changes, Mrs Whitehouse accepted.
128. Cell I illustrates the situation where the government chooses continued hard-line rule and the opposition openly confronts the government.
129. The city population was not openly hostile but the humans were watched silently as they made their way through the streets.
130. For many of us, communicating openly and sympathetically does not come naturally.
131. But the question still rankles: Can a participating Olympic athlete be openly gay today?
132. Richard at that time was openly delighted at the prospect of posh motors.
133. Between the 1740s and the 1820s, Romney Marsh was openly terrorized by armed gangs of smugglers.
134. Maybe behind the gush there was something she wanted to say but wasn't brazen enough to bring out too openly.
135. Mrs Kershaw was now weeping openly without the formality of a handkerchief.
136. The government of a free country must conduct its business openly to the greatest possible degree.
137. During that time Clint openly lived with blonde Sondra and fathered an illegitimate daughter Kimber in 1964.
138. But the relationship with Pataki deteriorated precipitously in recent days as McCaughey Ross openly defied him.
139. None of the existing forms of political reflection-conservative, liberal, socialist, Gandhian-have faced this problem openly.
140. He had been as openly astounded and as privately elated by Collingridge's bombshell as the rest of his colleagues.
141. Of course, there are no longer bawdy houses, where these unfortunates are displayed openly to debauched satyrs.
142. Scientists even begin to express openly their discontent with and unease over the reigning paradigm.
143. More and more the sworn enemies of Tokugawa political power openly flouted Bakufu authority.
144. Zingale also said he hopes for the appointment of an openly gay Cabinet secretary.
145. Most women find it very difficult to express anger openly and honestly[Sentence dictionary], particularly to men.
146. For some, the use of an avatar frees them from shyness and allows them to interact more openly and honestly.
147. He gave art an openly political meaning and did not appreciate the artist as an individual dissenting voice.
148. Opinions were expressed openly and freely without any breach of confidence.
149. They feel betrayed by the Church, they are deeply hurt and often openly claim to have lost their faith.
150. After that I felt free to express my anxieties more openly.