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frankly

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UK /ˈfræŋkli/US /ˈfræŋkli/
adverb

in an honest and direct way that people might not like

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Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson | TED video example

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If you're at a dinner party, and you say you work in education -- actually, you're not often at dinner parties, frankly.

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