Inside the Universes

'frankly'

[honestly.r.01] as in: (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

Examples:
honestly, I don't believe it
candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience
frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn

Origins

					frankly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── frank (English)
    └── franc (French)