publicly
adv. manneradv. in a way that everyone can see or hear. You use this when something is done openly instead of in secret.
adv. in a manner observable by or open to the general population; not privately or secretly.
The company publicly apologized for the mistake.
The politician refused to speak publicly about the scandal until the investigation was complete.
While the two nations had been negotiating in secret for months, they only publicly announced the trade agreement after the final signatures were secured.
From public + -ly.
Typically placed after the verb or at the end of the clause; can also appear before the verb for emphasis.
He spoke publically about it.He spoke publicly about it.Learners often add an 'a' because many adverbs ending in '-ly' come from adjectives ending in '-al' (like 'basically'), but 'publicly' is the standard spelling.