candidly en · ADV
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkɛə̯ndɪdli/ æ-raising
- /ˈkændɪdli/ without æ-raising
- /ˈkeə̯ndɪdli/ æ-raising
Etymology
Etymology tree English candid Middle English -ly English -ly English candidly From candid + -ly.
Meanings
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in a candid manner; frankly.
First lady Jill Biden on Wednesday spoke candidly about her new life, lamenting the enormous pressure a first lady can face.
2021 October 20, Kate Bennett, “Jill Biden speaks candidly about being a first lady: ‘Nothing can prepare you’”, in CNN:Such an episode in the Island's grand naval story her naval historians naturally abridge; one of them (G.P.R. James) candidly acknowledging that fain would he pass it over did not "impartiality forbid fastidiousness."
1891, Henry Melville, chapter 3, in Billy Budd:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most candidly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more candidly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
ca càndidament (in a candid manner) · fi vilpittömästi (in a candid manner) · es cándidamente (in a candid manner) · fr de bonne foi (in a candid manner) · pl szczerze (in a candid manner) · it candidamente (in a candid manner) · pt candidamente (in a candid manner) · ru откровенно (in a candid manner)