Frankly

English

Adverb

Frankly (comparative more Frankly, superlative most Frankly)

1. (manner) in a frank, open or (too) honest manner.

   He spoke frankly about the economy.

2. (speech act) In truth, to tell the truth.

   Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.

Thesaurus

all joking aside, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, candidly, directly, genuinely, in all conscience, in all seriousness, in plain English, in plain words, openheartedly, openly, outspokenly, plain-spokenly, plainly, roundly, sincerely, straightforwardly, unconstrainedly, unreservedly, unrestrainedly, with no nonsense

Etymology

frank

Pronunciation

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Translations

in a frank, open or (too) honest manner

Dutch: ronduit (nl) Esperanto: malkaŝe (eo) Finnish: suoraan, suorapuheisesti French: franchement (fr) Greek: ειλικρινά (el)

Italian: francamente (it) Polish: szczerze (pl) Russian: прямо (ru), открыто (ru), откровенно (ru) Spanish: francamente (es)

(speech act) In truth, to tell the truth

Polish: szczerze (pl) Russian: честно говоря (ru)