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# frankly

adverb

«frankly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Frankly means honestly and openly, saying what you really think. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frankly/#m1)
2. (sentence adverb) Frankly is used at the start of a sentence to show you are going to say something honest, often a bit rude or surprising. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frankly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday talk it often starts a sentence: «Frankly, I don't care». In stories it shows a character speaking openly. It can sound blunt. Phrases: «frankly speaking», «to put it frankly», «quite frankly».

### Examples

- Frankly, that film was boring. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frankly/#x1)
- She spoke frankly about her worries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frankly/#x2)
- Quite frankly, I've had enough of the rain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frankly/#x3)
- Can I speak frankly? I don't like the new rule. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frankly/#x4)
- He frankly admitted he had broken the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frankly/#x5)
- Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn — a famous film line. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frankly/#x6)
- I have not exhausted the list of Perrault's writings, but, to speak frankly, the rest are not worth mentioning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frankly/#x7)

### Note

Adverb from «frank» (honest and direct). Not related to the name Frank. «Frankly» often signals a strong or unwelcome opinion; using it a lot can sound rude.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «frankly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frankly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«frankly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/frankly.html) on Mova free.