“She publically apologised.”
Spelling Entry 1359 / 1605 60-second read
Publicly vs. Publically
The standard adverb has only one form.
The comparisoni
“She publicly apologised — PUBLICLY is the only correct spelling. PUBLICALLY is a common error, never accepted by dictionaries.”
The ruleii
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PUBLICLY only.
Most -IC adjectives form -ICALLY adverbs (basic → basically, dramatic → dramatically). PUBLIC breaks the pattern: PUBLICLY drops the -AL. PUBLICALLY appears often online but no major dictionary lists it. A peculiar exception worth memorising.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Public + LY. No AL.