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

To our knowledge, these will be the first publicly available datasets of their kind, opening new opportunities not only for land mine detection research but also for the broader AI and remote sensing community. —Sagar Lekhak, The Conversation, 5 Mar. 2026

Musk eventually bought Twitter for $44 billion and later renamed it X, but first spent several months publicly criticizing the company’s business and threatening to walk away from the buyout. —Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2026

Paraguayan President Santiago Peña publicly confirmed the invitation earlier this week on social media. —Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2026

Oren O’Neal, his former Arkansas State roommate who later played with the Oakland Raiders, talked publicly about the struggles of transitioning from sports to life. —Eric Prisbell, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 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