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overtly

/oʊˈvɝtɫi/ adv

In an overt manner; publicly; openly.

Word Origin From Latin aperire 'to open, uncover' via Old French overt. Overt means open, not hidden, and overtly is the adverb. The root aperire gives us aperture, aperitif (opening drink), and cover (through French couvrir, from Latin cooperire, opposite of aperire). The morpheme breakdown overt+ly.

adv In an overt manner; publicly; openly.

The company overtly admitted its mistake and promised to make amends.

(副词) 公开地；公然；明目张胆地

公司公开承认了错误，并承诺进行补偿。

(adverbio) abiertamente; públicamente; manifiestamente; sin disimulo; a las claras [De manera evidente; públicamente; abiertamente.]

La empresa admitió abiertamente su error y prometió enmendarlo.

(adverbe) ouvertement; publiquement; sans détour; à visage découvert; franchement [De manière ouverte, publique, sans dissimulation.]

L'entreprise a overtly admis son erreur et promis de faire des réparations.

(Adverb) offen; öffentlich; unverhohlen; offenkundig [auf offenkundige, unmissverständliche Weise; ohne Verheimlichung.]

Das Unternehmen gab **overtly** seinen Fehler zu und versprach Wiedergutmachung.

(副詞) 公然と、明らかに、隠さずに。

その会社は公然と過ちを認め、埋め合わせを約束した。

(advérbio) abertamente; publicamente; explicitamente; declaradamente [De maneira explícita; publicamente; abertamente.]

A empresa admitiu abertamente seu erro e prometeu fazer as devidas correções.

Synonyms: openly publicly plainly obviously manifestly clearly explicitly evidently Antonyms: covertly secretly privately subtly
Word parts: overt + ly

Common collocations

not adv more adv political adj such adj express verb may verb less adv these adj some adj racist adj sexual adj policy subst

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