frankly

«frankly» in Mova's school dictionary: honestly and openly, saying what you really think — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

1) Frankly means honestly and openly, saying what you really think. tree →

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 →

sense 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 →
• She spoke frankly about her worries. tree →
• Quite frankly, I've had enough of the rain. tree →
• Can I speak frankly? I don't like the new rule. tree →
• He frankly admitted he had broken the window. tree →
• Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn — a famous film line. tree →
• I have not exhausted the list of Perrault's writings, but, to speak frankly, the rest are not worth mentioning. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• Some fronted adverbials show the speaker's opinion, like Frankly, Luckily and Sadly.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «frankly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.