publicly

adv — 2 senses

publicly

adv

/ˈpʌblɪkli/

Etymology From public + -ly.

1

In public, openly, in an open and public manner.

  • criticize someone publicly
  • publicly announce something
2 more examples
  • Although the Holy See publicly expressed its rejection of sexual abuse and pedophilia and expressed its commitment to cooperate with civil authorities when cases of pedophile priests were found¹², there are no known cases of bishops or cardinals, being found responsible for abusing children or covering up for pedophilia in their parishes.2013 December 23, “Clerical Pedophilia by Mexicans in Mexico and Other Countries”, in CNN en Español, page 10:
  • Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law.2024 April 3, Stephen Breyer, “Stephen Breyer: The Supreme Court I Served On Was Made Up of Friends”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 06 Apr 2024:
2

By, for, or on behalf of the public.

  • publicly available
Antonyms
privately, secretly
Derived terms
publicly held

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