frankly adv : (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" [syn: honestly, candidly]

English

Pronunciation

Adverb

frankly

1. in a frank, open or (too) honest manner.

Translations

• Finnish: suoraan, suorapuheisesti

all joking aside, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, candidly, directly, genuinely, in all conscience, in all seriousness, in plain English, in plain words, openheartedly, openly, outspokenly, plain-spokenly, plainly, roundly, sincerely, straightforwardly, unconstrainedly, unreservedly, unrestrainedly, with no nonsense