openly

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

OPENLY, adverb o'pnly. 1. Publicly; not in private; without secrecy; as, to avow our sins and follies openly How grossly and openly do many of us contradict the precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness and worldly lusts! 2. Plainly; evidently; without reserve or disguise.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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