franklyadverb
uk/ˈfræŋ.kli/us/ˈfræŋ.kli/in an honest and direct way:
She spoke very frankly about her experiences.
B2 used when giving an honest and direct opinion, often one that might upset someone:
Quite frankly, I think this whole situation is ridiculous.
That's a frankly absurd suggestion.
More examples
- Quite frankly, the thought of it terrified me.
- People say this is a selfish society, but frankly I've seen too much kindness, self-sacrifice and generosity to believe that.
- He wants to compete at international level, but frankly I don't think he's up to it.
- Can I speak frankly with you?
- Frankly, I don't give a damn!
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Blunt and direct in speech & behaviour
- abrupt
- baldly
- blunt
- bluntly
- brusque
- brutal
- forward
- frank
- in the raw idiom
- man-to-man
- mince
- not mince (your) words idiom
- not pull any/your punches idiom
- raw
- shoot from the hip idiom
- straight
- term
- terse
- unvarnished
- woman-to-woman
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