Associations to the word «Frankly»

Wiktionary

FRANKLY, adverb. (manner) In a frank, open or (too) honest manner.
FRANKLY, adverb. (speech act) In truth, to tell the truth.

Dictionary definition

FRANKLY, adverb. (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".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne