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plainly |
Overview of adv plainly The adv plainly has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (12) obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain -- (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")) 2. plainly, simply -- (in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply") Overview of adv plainly The adv plainly has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (12) obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain -- (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")) 2. plainly, simply -- (in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply")
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