adverb
- In a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly.
- usage: "she admitted publicly to being a communist"
- synonyms: publically, in public
- By the public or the people generally.
- usage: "publicly provided medical care"; "publicly financed schools"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
| APA | WordNet. (2010). publicly. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/publicly/definitions/1253017 |
| Chicago | WordNet. 2010. "publicly" http://smartdefine.org/publicly/definitions/1253017 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | WordNet 2010, publicly, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/publicly/definitions/1253017>. |
| MLA | WordNet. "publicly" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/publicly/definitions/1253017> |