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publicly

/ˈpʌb.lɪ.kli/ Canada, US, UK
/ˈpʊb.lɪ.kli/ Ireland, Northern England
/ˈpɐb.lɪ.kli/ Australia
/ˈpɐb.lə.kli/ New Zealand

adverb more publicly · most publicly · publically · publickly · publiquely · publictly

In public, openly, in an open and public manner. criticize someone publicly
By, for, or on behalf of the public. publicly available

Opposite: privately, secretly

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: publically, in public, overtly, openly, explicitly, frankly, public, indirectly, blatantly, generally, commonly, freely, disclosure, open, formally, flagrantly

adverb

Opposite: privately, secretly

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adv in an open and public manner — see also in public

Español	públicamente
中文	公開地 /公开地 gōngkāi de
हिन्दी	सरेआम sareām, खुलेआम khuleām
Português	publicamente
Français	publiquement
Deutsch	öffentlich
Italiano	pubblicamente
Ελληνικά	δημόσια dimósia
Русский	обще́ственно obščéstvenno, публи́чно publíčno, при всех pri vsex
العربية	عَلَانِيَةً ʕalāniyatan, عَلَنًا ʕalanan

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@misc{publicly_2026,
  title = {publicly},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/publicly},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}