What is the Latin word for publicly?

The usual Latin words for “publicly” are manifestus, aperiō, pāla. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“publicly” in Latin

manifestuscaught in the act, plainly guilty; detected in the act, flagrant, plain; obvious, self-evident aperiōto uncover, make or lay bare, reveal, clear; to make visible, discover, show, reveal, lay open; to unclose, open, break pālaA shovel, spade.; blade; The bezel of a ring.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

publicly

Openly, manifeste; aperte; palam propalam.

Before all, in publico (☞ not publice, which means “by the authority, or at the expense of the state”); palam (Cic.); palam populo (Liv.); ante oculos populi; omnibus inspectantibus (Cic.): luce ac palam (Cic.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for publicly?: The usual Latin words for “publicly” are manifestus, aperiō, pāla. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.