Openly and Seriously

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Openly adverb - In an open way.

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Seriously and openly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Seriously" instead an adverb "Openly".

Nearby Word: openness

Seriously adverb - To a great degree.

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Openly and seriously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Openly" instead an adverb "Seriously".

Nearby Words: serious, seriousness

Harmless Villain: Demand openly plots to kill Mamoru and steal Usagi, but his plans are rather mundane and his general ineptitude leads nobody to take him seriously.

Source: Webcomic / Four King Hell
How seriously we are to take them is somewhat open to debate, in that they're teenagers, not scientists, and both spend the rest of the movie doing very little that one might consider "smart," or "well-thought out." Nonetheless, the franchise never openly contradicts this explanation.

Source: Anime / Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Sarcastic Confession: Bateman confesses his murders openly to a lot of people, but nobody takes him seriously.

Source: Literature / American Psycho

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