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publicly

Syllabification: (pub·lic·ly)
Pronunciation: /ˈpəbliklē/

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Definition of publicly

adverb

  • so as to be seen by other people; in public:some weep publicly
  • [often sentence adverb] used in reference to views expressed to others and not necessarily genuinely felt:publicly, officials criticized the resolution, but privately they thought it tolerable
  • by a government or the public rather than an independent, commercial company:publicly funded organizations a publicly owned company

Note that the spelling is publicly, ending with the suffix -ly, not publically.

Spelling help

Remember that publicly is made up of the word public and the ending -ly. It is an exception to the rule that you add -ally (rather than -ly) when making adjectives that end in -ic into adverbs.

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