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Openly vs Pubicly - What's the difference?

openly | pubicly |

As adverbs the difference between openly and pubicly

is that openly is in an open manner, visibly, not covertly while pubicly is in a pubic way.

openly

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an open manner, visibly, not covertly.
  • *
    • Nevertheless, without openly admitting it, he was devoted to Boxer;
  • * {{quote-news
    • , 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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    pubicly

    English

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    * (l)

    Adverb

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  • In a pubic way.
  • * 1958 , Yale University Class of 1928-1928 S, Thirty Year Record , page 30:
    • Mr. Nessler's book stated that hair migrated around the human body, and that men with a good head of hair had very little elsewhere, while bald men tended to be very well endowed, hirsutely speaking, on the chest, shoulders, back, and pubicly'. ' Pubicly is the antinomy of publicly.
  • * 2007 , Ann Kelley, The Bower Bird , page 57:
    • After my bath I search my armpits and crotch for signs of hair but no luck yet. I’m pubicly challenged.