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openly

adv
/ˈoʊpənli/US

Etymology

From Middle English openli, from Old English openlīċe. By surface analysis, open + -ly.

  1. inherited from openlīċe
  2. inherited from openli

Definitions

  1. In an open manner

    In an open manner; visibly.

    • Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;
    • The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek.
    • We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at openly. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at openly. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at openly

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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