Definitions

frankly

[frangk-lee] / ˈfræŋk li /

ADVERB

very honestly

Synonyms

STRONG

candidly

WEAK

bluntly dead level directly forthrightly freely from the hip in truth laid on the line level on the level on the line openly plainly straight straight-out straightforwardly without reserve

Antonyms

WEAK

deviously dishonestly insincerely secretively

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"You aren't answering FRANKLY, and you aren't happy."

From Polly of the Circus by Mayo, Margaret

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