different between explicitly vs frankly

English

Etymology

From explicit +? -ly.

Adverb

explicitly (comparative more explicitly, superlative most explicitly)

1. In an explicit manner.

Synonyms

• expressly, unambiguously; see also Thesaurus:explicitly

Antonyms

• implicitly

Translations

Scots

Etymology

From explicit (“explicit”) +? -ly (“-ly”).

Adverb

explicitly (comparative mair explicitly, superlative maist explicitly)

1. Explicitly.

English

Etymology

From frank +? -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?æ?kli/
• Hyphenation: frank?ly

Adverb

frankly (comparative franklier or more frankly, superlative frankliest or most frankly)

1. In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.

   • She was frankly disappointed. For some reason she had thought to discover a burglar of one or another accepted type—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished, pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp.

2. (sentence adverb) In truth, to tell the truth.

   Most of what they said was, frankly, a pack of lies.

Synonyms

• (manner): candidly, forthcomingly, honestly, truthfully; bluntly; see also Thesaurus:honestly
• (sentence adverb): as a matter of fact, truth to tell; see also Thesaurus:actually

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