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

While the family had plenty of happy news to celebrate, Lindsie said she was disheartened by the way some people had reacted publicly to Savannah’s pregnancy announcement. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026

The 32-year-old woman, whose identity has not been publicly released, was pronounced dead yesterday, according to Chicago police. — Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Although detailed interception figures and specific engagement results have not been publicly disclosed, the successful completion of the programme represents an important milestone for the Slovenian defense industry. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

That's an enormous amount of organizational information to have floating around publicly. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 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