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"frankly" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often candidly (8 letters).
Definitions
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
Word origin
From frank + -ly.
Used in a sentence
“to speak frankly”
“He spoke frankly about the economy.”
“Most of what they said was, frankly, a pack of lies.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“To be honest”7 letters
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