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frankly

/ˈfɹæŋkli/FRANG-klee
/ˈfɹæŋkli/FRANG-klee

Meaningin a free way

Common meaning: honestly and openly

Journey through time

  1. Late Latinfrancus‘free’source
  2. Old Frenchfranc‘free’source
  3. Englishfrank‘open and honest’
  4. Englishformed in English from frankfrankly‘honestly and openly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from frank + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), FRANK, p.218 · scan

Source words

  • francus Late Latin · source word “a Frank, a free man”

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