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candidly

adv
/ˈkændɪdli/

Etymology

From candid + -ly.

  1. borrowed from candidus
  2. formed as candidly — “candid + -ly”

Definitions

  1. in a candid manner

    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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA