Frankly can be categorized as an adverb.
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| frankly - (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don't believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn't have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" |
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| 1. | adv. | Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. | |
| 2. | adv. | I thought it unusual and, frankly, inappropriate. | |
| 3. | adv. | "I am frankly revolted by the response of the Bush-Bashers; "Sorry chaps, but you did have it coming..." | |
| 4. | adv. | Say frankly what, in your own eyes, is right. | |
| 5. | adv. | We talked quite frankly. | |
| 6. | adv. | Sport is frankly mimic warfare. | |
| 7. | adv. | The mother becomes irritated and frankly, but gently, tells Beth to leave the room. | |
| 8. | adv. | Frankly, I don't like him. | |
| 9. | adv. | Saying what you think frankly is not a bad thing. | |
| 10. | adv. | You can afford to speak frankly. | |
| 11. | adv. | I want to talk frankly with him. | |
| 12. | adv. | He confessed his crime frankly. | |
| 13. | adv. | He frankly pointed out my faults. | |
| 14. | adv. | I like him all the better because he speaks frankly. | |
| 15. | adv. | She frankly admitted her guilt. |
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| Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. |
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| I thought it unusual and, frankly, inappropriate. |
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| "I am frankly revolted by the response of the Bush-Bashers; "Sorry chaps, but you did have it coming..." |
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| Say frankly what, in your own eyes, is right. | |
| We talked quite frankly. | |
| Sport is frankly mimic warfare. | |
| The mother becomes irritated and frankly, but gently, tells Beth to leave the room. | |
| Frankly, I don't like him. | |
| Saying what you think frankly is not a bad thing. | |
| You can afford to speak frankly. | |
| I want to talk frankly with him. | |
| He confessed his crime frankly. | |
| He frankly pointed out my faults. | |
| I like him all the better because he speaks frankly. | |
| She frankly admitted her guilt. | |