Wordnet 3.0
ADVERB (1)
1.
in an open way;
- Example: "he openly flaunted his affection for his sister"
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.
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My love . . . shall show itself more openly. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
openly
adv 1: in an open way; "he openly flaunted his affection for his
sister"