apertly

adv — 2 senses

apertly

adv

Etymology From apert + -ly.

1

Obsolete Openly, publicly, without secrecy.

2

Archaic Clearly, plainly.

  • And þat is þe professioun appertly · þat appendeth for knyȝtes.c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I:

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.