• (adv.) With exposure to popular view or notice; without concealment; openly; as, property publicly offered for sale; an opinion publicly avowed; a declaration publicly made. • (adv.) In the name of the community. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/publicly/
Pub'lic·ly adverb 1. With exposure to popular view or notice; without concealment; openly; as, property publicly offered for sale; an opinion publicly avowed; a declaration publicly made. 2. In the name of the community. Addison. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/190