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Openly vs Expressly - What's the difference?

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Openly is a related term of expressly.


As adverbs the difference between openly and expressly

is that openly is in an open manner, visibly, not covertly while expressly is in an expressive or explicit manner.

openly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
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    • Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;
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    • , year=2012 , date=April 26 , author=Tasha Robinson , title=Film: Reviews: The Pirates! Band Of Misfits : , work=The Onion AV Club citation , page= , passage=The openly ridiculous plot has The Pirate Captain (Hugh Grant) scheming to win the Pirate Of The Year competition, even though he’s a terrible pirate, far outclassed by rivals voiced by Jeremy Piven and Salma Hayek. }}

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    expressly

    English

    Adverb

    (head)
  • In an expressive or explicit manner.
    • We were expressly permitted to use the building.