Frankly

adv.

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In a frank manner; freely. Very frankly he confessed his treasons. - Shak.

Adv.

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frankly - (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" Synonyms: candidly, honestly

all joking aside, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, candidly, directly, genuinely, in all conscience, in all seriousness, in plain English, in plain words, openheartedly, openly, outspokenly, plain-spokenly, plainly, roundly, sincerely, straightforwardly, unconstrainedly, unreservedly, unrestrainedly, with no nonsense