publicly
adverbcommon in dialogue
- Canada//ˈpʌb.lɪ.kli//
- Australia//ˈpɐb.lɪ.kli//
- New Zealand//ˈpɐb.lə.kli//
- Ireland//ˈpʊb.lɪ.kli//
In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
adverb
- 1
In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
criticize someone publicly
publicly announce something
Although the Holy See publicly expressed its rejection of sexual abuse and pedophilia and expressed its commitment to cooperate with civil authorities when cases of pedophile priests were found¹², there are no known cases of bishops or cardinals, being found responsible for abusing children or covering up for pedophilia in their parishes.
Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law.
- 2
By, for, or on behalf of the public.
publicly available
Etymology
Etymology tree English public Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English publicly From public + -ly.
Forms
- comparative
- more publicly
- superlative
- most publicly
publicly · In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
publish · To issue (something, such as printed work) for distribution…published · Issued for sale to the publicpublisher · A person or (especially) a company who publishes, especially…