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You can speak frankly to us.
frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight
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Janey Tracey, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Even the neck heel is smoothly contoured, with a gorgeously swoopy-looking neck heel carve that's frankly a pity to hide at the back of the instrument; only the fancier Strats get that kind of treatment.
—New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2024
The numbers are, frankly, hugely impressive: 65% reduction in unauthenticated messages sent to Gmail users.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
It’s driven by Netanyahu’s narrow, parochial, domestic political calculations, driven by messianism and, frankly, the fascistic and often genocidal outlook of his more extreme right-wing partners.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Frankly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frankly. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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frankly
adverb
frank·ly
ˈfraŋ-klē 
1
: in a frank manner
you can speak frankly to us
2
: to tell the truth
frankly, I don't think it's wise
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