apertly

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adverb

Openly, publicly, without secrecy.

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Meanings

adverbapertly (comparative more apertly, superlative most apertly)

comparative more apertly · superlative most apertly

  1. obsoleteOpenly, publicly, without secrecy.
  2. archaicClearly, plainly.

    And þat is þe professioun appertly · þat appendeth for knyȝtes.

    c. 1385, William Langland, Piers Plowman, section I

Origin

From apert + -ly.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

apertly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apertly

MLA

“apertly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apertly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apertly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apertly.

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