Frankly and Really

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Frankly adverb - To tell the truth.

Usage example: frankly, I'd rather stay at home than go to the movies tonight

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Really and frankly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Frankly".

Nearby Words: frank, frankness

Really adverb - To tell the truth.

Usage example: well, really, I'd rather go to the movies than go to dinner

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Frankly and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Frankly" instead an adverb "Really".

Nearby Words: realize, real, reality, realistic, realization

Frankly, the only people who come off well are the Blinders themselves (and Winston Churchill, whose Unionist paramilitaries aren't really).

Source: Useful Notes / The Irish Revolution
One gets the feeling that she really, really loves writing, and she puts so much effort and research into her fics that it's hard to see otherwise, frankly.

Source: Fanfic Recs / That Guy with the Glasses
Both were really poorly written, and frankly, should have been yanked from circulation.

Source: Charlie and the Chocolate Parody

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