Associations to the word «Publicly»

Wiktionary

PUBLICLY, adverb. In public, openly, in an open and public manner.
PUBLICLY, adverb. By, for, or on behalf of the public.
PUBLICLY HELD, adjective. (legal) Of a corporation or other business entity, owned by shareholders who may buy or sell their shares to anyone through a stock exchange.

Dictionary definition

PUBLICLY, adverb. In a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly; "she admitted publicly to being a communist".
PUBLICLY, adverb. By the public or the people generally; "publicly provided medical care"; "publicly financed schools".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats