publicly

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpʌblɪkli/

adverb

  • 1so 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
  • 2by the state rather than an independent, commercial company: a publicly owned company

Note that the spelling is publicly, not -ally.

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.