publicly

adverb

pub·​lic·​ly ˈpə-bli-klē 

variants or less commonly publically

ˈpə-bli-k(ə-)lē 

1

: in a manner observable by or in a place accessible to the public : openly

2

a

: by the people generally

b

: by a government

Examples of publicly in a Sentence

She very publicly acknowledged her mistake.

The information is publicly available.

The policies have been publicly approved.

Recent Examples on the Web

Jay has made a lot of asinine moves in this game, but one of them was publicly coming after Kriste. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026

El Sayed has not publicly condemned Piker but has sought to distance himself from the influencer since winning the nomination. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

Reading police have so far called him a person of interest and not a suspect, and authorities have not publicly identified the Massachusetts felony charges referenced during Friday's extradition hearing. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

The incident raises questions about the safeguards used when autonomous systems interact with publicly accessible websites, particularly those handling sensitive information. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

public entry 1 + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for publicly

• publically