frankly
[ˈfɹʷæŋklɪi̯]
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
adv
adv
To a degree large enough as to be plainly evident.
Example Sentences
- "to speak frankly"
- "He spoke frankly about the economy."
- "She was frankly disappointed. For some reason she had expected to discover a burglar of one or another accepted type—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished, pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven, burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp."
- "Musk’s Israel tour was transparently transactional and frankly insulting. The antisemitic sentiment Musk endorsed had nothing to do with Israel; “replacement theory” is generally an unsupported allegation that Jews and other immigrants in the US and Europe are destroying Western civilization."
- "Most of what they said was, frankly, a pack of lies."
- "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /fɹæŋkli/
- British English: /fɹæŋkli/
Inflected Forms
franklier (comparative)
more frankly (comparative)
frankliest (superlative)
most frankly (superlative)