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publicly

[ puhb-lik-lee ]

/ ˈpʌb lɪk li /

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adverb

in a public or open manner or place.

by the public.

in the name of the community.

by public action or consent.

Origin of publicly

First recorded in 1925–30; public + -ly

Words nearby publicly

publication, publication date, publicist, publicity, publicize, publicly, publicness, publish, publish or perish, publisher, publishing

Example sentences from the Web for publicly

Yet to hear one of the victims so publicly rejecting the kinds of terms used in the past was inspiring.

Jennifer Lawrence’s Righteous Fury Says Everything We Wanted to Say |Kevin O’Keeffe |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Well, Elba has publicly stated that he would love to play the role.

Rush Limbaugh’s Fear of a Black James Bond |Dean Obeidallah |December 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In fact, I publicly vowed to abstain from The Ball in 2012, but professional responsibilities and curiosity got the better of me.

The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots |Emily Shire |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
What he has said publicly is an apology for colonialism, something we are not guilty of in Cuba.

Obama’s One Hand Clap With Castro |Doug McIntyre |December 24, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

But publicly throwing shade at Louis Vuitton wasn't Kanye's first fashion faux pas.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian’s Balmain Campaign: High Fashion Meets Low Culture |Amy Zimmerman |December 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Snark would not run the risk of publicly smirching himself—for who would believe his protestations of innocency?

Garrison's Finish |W. B. M. Ferguson
He deserved to be known and publicly praised for this accomplishment.

Last Words |Stephen Crane
The room was full of men, and the whole thing was done so publicly that Captain Clavering was almost offended.

The Claverings |Anthony Trollope
For this action I was publicly thanked by the Daughters of the Republic.

The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 |Various
A Select Committee reported in 1818 that not more than 570,000 children were publicly educated.

A Short History of English Liberalism |Walter Lyon Blease

British Dictionary definitions for publicly

publicly

/ (ˈpʌblɪklɪ) /

adverb

in a public manner; without concealment; openly

in the name or with the consent of the public