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

Kamara, appointed two months after the investigation was publicly handed to the president, claimed that all encroachment on the park had been stopped. —Ed Davey The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026

On Wednesday, a senior White House adviser publicly lambasted the report, calling it shoddy work and even suggesting its authors should be punished. —Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026

These are voluntary, third-party lab tests that companies pay for and make publicly available to show consumers the contents of their products. —Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026

Andrew’s two daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, have yet to publicly comment on their father’s arrest. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 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