publically
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Same as publicly.
Adverb[edit]
publically (comparative more publically, superlative most publically)
- Rare spelling of publicly.
- U.S. International Trade Commission, Remediation and Nature and Landscape Protection Services
- Several of the publically-available offers include changes affecting the classification of the definition of the environmental services covered by their commitments.
- U.S. International Trade Commission, Remediation and Nature and Landscape Protection Services
Usage notes[edit]
This spelling is omitted from many dictionaries, but is present in Merriam-Webster and Collins. The suffix -ally is normally used in this context (added onto words that end in -ic), but public is an exception, and publicly is generally considered more correct.
Further reading[edit]
- “publically”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- publicly, publically at Google Ngram Viewer