candidly
In a candid manner; franklyIn a candid manner; frankly.
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» He speaks his mind quite candidly.
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1 sensesIn a candid manner; frankly.
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- (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
Examples
6 sentencesHe speaks his mind quite candidly.
"Yes, I did it." Tom admitted candidly.
She told the story as candidly as possible.
Yanni was drunk and began to talk quite candidly.
Candidly, the last year was a challenging one for me.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
more candidly, most candidly| Comparative | more candidly Lesson |
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| Superlative | most candidly |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
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