1.
[syn: publicly, publically, in public]
2. by the public or the people generally;
- Example: "publicly provided medical care"
- Example: "publicly financed schools"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Publicly \Pub"lic*ly\, adv.
1. With exposure to popular view or notice; without
concealment; openly; as, property publicly offered for
sale; an opinion publicly avowed; a declaration publicly
made.
[1913 Webster]
2. In the name of the community. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
publicly
adv 1: in a manner accessible to or observable by the public;
openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist"
[syn: publicly, publically, in public] [ant: in
camera, in private, privately]
2: by the public or the people generally; "publicly provided
medical care"; "publicly financed schools" [ant: privately]