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• r  (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
  frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn

• The no-dunking rule was frankly aimed at Alcindor, the 7-ft.
• In Zack and Miri, Smith flounders for a while in situations and gags that are frankly sub-Smithian.
• If it fails, admit it frankly and try another.

• honestly
• candidly

News & Articles

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• Tahiti coach: "It's impossible for us to win against Spain"
  Only rarely will a coach talk as frankly as Tahiti's Eddy Etaeta, acknowledging in public what everyone knows.
  June 20, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Tahiti coach: 'It's impossible for us to beat Spain'
  Only rarely will a coach talk as frankly as Tahiti's Eddy Etaeta, acknowledging in public what everyone knows.
  June 20, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• MSU study: Unattractive or mean people treated worse by co-workers
  Frankly, it's an ugly finding,said study author Brent Scott.
  June 19, 2013 - MLive.com

Quotes

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• Mitt Romney in International Herald Tribune
  Romney, who spent tens of millions of dollars of his personal fortune on the race, added, "Frankly, in this time of war, I simply cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding the surrender to terror."
• Bart Stupak in Channel 4 News
  Bart Stupak, chairman of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, said: "Quite frankly, BP blew it. You cut corners to save money and time."
• Condoleezza Rice in USA Today
  Frankly, it's time for the establishment of a Palestinian state,Rice told a news conference with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who she saw on the second of a four-day intense Middle East shuttle diplomacy mission.