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publically

publically

7.2
Openly where many people can see or hear
  • adverb
  • /ˈpʌblɪkli/
  • UK
translation icon : públicamente
  • The organization aims to raise awareness of climate change publically through various campaigns.

So in theory, Coinbase could be a publicly listed fraud.

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Examples

  • ...face charges publically for the first time.

  • The politician addressed the controversial issue publically at the town hall meeting.

  • Employees can't speak publicly without being fired from from companies.

  • All right, I'll talk about it on one condition that I publicly said I didn't bring it up.

  • Today, in Tripoli, the leader of Libya, Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi... ...publically confirmed his commitment to disclose and dismantle all weapons-of-mass-destruction programmes in his country.

  • She publically thanked her supporters during the event.

Synonyms

publicly
vspublically
575 1.2

In a way that everyone can see or know

is the less common spelling form for that same open-to-all sense
in public
vspublically
339 1.0

Other people can see or hear you

describes the same accessibility but emphasizes being observable rather than private
openly
vspublically
303 1.6

To say or do things without hiding feelings

shares lack of concealment but is less about frank personal attitude
in the open
vspublically
104 2.5

In public and not hidden so other people can see or hear

covers the same nonhidden sense but not necessarily physical location
in plain sight
vspublically
38 2.7

Easily seen because it is not hidden

applies more broadly to being available or known, not only visible
overtly
vspublically
36 3.7

In an open and public way

means openness too but can include intention rather than mere visibility
5 3.7

Clearly visible to everyone

conveys being open but is less idiomatically emphatic
1 3.5

Easy for everyone to see

expresses the same availability but with less dramatic emphasis
exoterically
vspublically
7.7

In a way most people can understand

focuses on being observable rather than the intended audience

Antonyms

261 1.4

In a way that other people do not know

174 3.2

In a way not shared with other people

How Public

openly
303 1.6
publically
  • UK
7.2
privately
174 3.2
secretly
261 1.4

Surface Forms

publically positive
publicly positive

Morphology

publically = public (transparent) = public + ally

The sense 'in a public manner' is directly derived from 'public' plus the adverbial suffix '-ally', though the spelling 'publically' is a nonstandard variant of 'publicly'.

Etymology

The word publically comes from the root public, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'the people'. So to do something publically is to do it where 'the people' can see it — in other words, 'openly' or for everyone.