candidly Copy link Outline 1. sincērē2. candĭdē3. lībĕrē4. ăpertē • candidly: 1. sincērē: to speak c., s. dicere, Ter.; s. loqui, Cic. 2. candĭdē: Coel. ap. Cic. 3. lībĕrē: v. frankly. 4. ăpertē: v. openly, undisguisedly. Phr.: I was wont c. to acknowledge that I had been anxious to be praised by you, quod me abs te cupissem laudari, aperte atque ingenue confitebar, Cic.