frankly
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3.2
- adverb
- /ˈfræŋkli/
- However, let me speak frankly so that no one's time is unnecessarily wasted.
- quite frankly
- frankly speaking
- frankly I think
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Watch on YouTubeAnd the people I coach, quite frankly, are struggling.
- And the people I coach, quite frankly, are struggling.
- And, you know, and, and it quite frankly is just too much.
- But look, the science, frankly, it's just not out on that.
- Even though, quite frankly, they thought it was a crazy idea.
- But behind the scenes, quite frankly, I liked it.
- And I was quite frankly a pretty bad employee.
- I ended up writing a plan that frankly got me promoted.
- But to get me back to that, yes, frankly, it took a lot.
- And quite frankly, I feel some level of pride in that.
- You can smolder and frankly just burn people's wealth.
- And, and quite frankly, they're dying like flies.
- dollars and frankly I wouldn't have paid that much for one either.
- And frankly, I thought that was pretty cool.
- I'm just tired and frankly grossed out by James.
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And frankly, he should show a bit more class.
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And quite frankly, I feel some level of pride in that.
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That to me is a very clean and frankly honest defense.
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Being together at long last is frankly moving beyond words.
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But look, the science, frankly, it's just not out on that.
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And the people I coach, quite frankly, are struggling.
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I ended up writing a plan that frankly got me promoted.
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Frankly, sir, I'd like to have you along.
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All of this discussion of congressional desires leaves us, frankly, without much clear guidance.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
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1.1
Said when you want to stress that you really mean what you say
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2.3
To show you are telling the truth or how you really feel
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3.2
To say something that is true even if it is surprising
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4.5
Say you are being honest before you speak
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1.0
In a way that shows true feelings without pretending
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7.9
Used to say something is completely honest without exaggeration
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1.4
In a clear honest way, saying what you think
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7.0
To say something plainly without hiding feelings
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5.6
You say it to show you are honest, even if it sounds awkward
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3.7
To tell the truth to show you really mean it
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4.1
In an honest, direct way without hiding your true thoughts
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4.3
Directly and openly, without hiding or delay
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6.7
In a direct and honest way without hiding anything
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Etymology
Frankly comes from the adjective frank, which originally meant 'free'. So to speak frankly is to speak 'freely' and honestly, without hiding your true thoughts.