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

Neither Bueckers nor Fudd has publicly updated their relationship status since the April draft. —Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026

Dirty Frag, officially now tracked by the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures database as CVE-2026-43284, has been confirmed and publicly disclosed, all before a patch is ready to roll. —Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026

Earlier tracking sites were shut down by hosts or officials; creators hope free speech protections will let this map publicly document enforcement patterns. —Carolina Cuellar, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026

All the flights described above were tracked using publicly available open-source flight tracking dashboards like Flightradar24 or ADS-B Exchange. —Avery Schmitz, CNN Money, 10 May 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