candidly
/ˈkændɪdli/ adverb C1- in a candid manner; frankly.
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“I’m willing to own up that I made a mistake,” she concluded candidly, “but I’ve learned a lesson.
“There is nothing wrong about it,” said the young man, candidly.
“I pledge you my word, madam,” said the abbé, “that my intentions are good; and that your husband can incur no risk, provided he answers me candidly.”
“If the poor lad were living, and came to me and begged that I would candidly tell which were his true and which his false friends, why, perhaps, I should not hesitate.
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