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Frankly vs Readily - What's the difference?

frankly | readily | Synonyms |

Frankly is a synonym of readily.


As adverbs the difference between frankly and readily

is that frankly is (lb) in a frank, open or (too) honest manner while readily is without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.

frankly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • (lb) In a frank, open or (too) honest manner.
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  • *:She was frankly disappointed. For some reason she had thought to discover a burglar of one or another accepted type—either a dashing cracksman in full-blown evening dress, lithe, polished, pantherish, or a common yegg, a red-eyed, unshaven burly brute in the rags and tatters of a tramp.
  • (lb) In truth, to tell the truth.
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    • readily

    English

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • Without unwillingness or hesitation; showing readiness.
  • Without impediment, easily.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily . Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.}}