publicly

adverb

pub·​lic·​ly ˈpə-bli-klē 

variants or less commonly publically

ˈpə-bli-k(ə-)lē 

1

: in a manner observable by or in a place accessible to the public : openly

2

a

: by the people generally

b

: by a government

Examples of publicly in a Sentence

She very publicly acknowledged her mistake.

The information is publicly available.

The policies have been publicly approved.

Recent Examples on the Web

Recognizing the growing economic despair, some Russian officials have publicly addressed the dire situation. —Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 May 2026

That included legislation to make misconduct records more publicly available. —Lia Russell may 3, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026

But in previous years when Stewart’s budgets fell far short of his requests, Gaspar didn’t publicly balk, city Democratic leaders said. —Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

The victims are yet to be identified publicly. —Austin Turner, CBS News, 3 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

public entry 1 + -ly entry 2

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for publicly

• publically