candidly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
17
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈkændɪdli/
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/ˈkændɪdli/ · /ˈkeə̯ndɪdli/ · /ˈkɛə̯ndɪdli/

Definition of candidly

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. in a candid manner; frankly.
    “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."”
    “First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday spoke candidly about her new life, lamenting the enormous pressure a first lady can face.”

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Etymology

From candid + -ly.

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