candidly
adv/ˈkændɪdli/ · /ˈkeə̯ndɪdli/
Etymology From candid + -ly.
1
in a candid manner; frankly.
- 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:
- 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: