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Plainly

Plainly Meaning & Definition
Plainly Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Plainly?

[adv] in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"
[adv] unmistakably; "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly' as in"he is plain stubborn")

Synonyms | Synonyms for Plainly: apparently | evidently | manifestly | obviously | patently | plain | simply

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Plainly In Webster's Dictionary

\Plain"ly\, adv. In a plain manner; clearly.

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