publicly
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 17
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 8
/ˈpʌblɪkli/
Definition of publicly
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
adv
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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.”
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adv
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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.”
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By, for, or on behalf of the public.
“publicly available”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From public + -ly.
Words you can make from publicly
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