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- Dictionaryplainly/ˈpleɪnli/
adverb
- 1. able to be perceived easily: "a light was plainly visible"
- 2. in a style that is not elaborate or luxurious; simply: "he lived plainly and worked hard"
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clearly or obviously: This is plainly wrong. Every footstep could be plainly heard. The men had plainly lied. Plainly, a great deal of extra time will be needed for the security checks. The incentive to sell more is great - and it plainly works. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Apparent and obvious. (from) under your nose idiom.
You use plainly to indicate that you believe something is obviously true, often when you are trying to convince someone else that it is true. [ emphasis ] The judge's conclusion was plainly wrong.
Synonyms for PLAINLY: openly, sincerely, plain, straightforwardly, honestly, simply, straightforward, abruptly; Antonyms of PLAINLY: politely, tactfully, wordily, courteously, verbosely, diplomatically, civilly, falsely
To do something plainly means to do it either in a very simple way or in an obvious way. You might dress plainly when you're just hanging around the house, but your flair for fashion will be plainly visible when you get dressed up for a party.
1. : lacking ornament : undecorated. 2. : free of extraneous matter : pure. 3. : free of impediments to view : unobstructed. 4. a (1) : evident to the mind or senses : obvious. it's perfectly plain that they will resist. (2) : clear. let me make my meaning plain. b. : marked by outspoken candor : free from duplicity or subtlety : blunt. plain talk.
clearly or obviously: This is plainly wrong. Every footstep could be plainly heard. The men had plainly lied. Plainly, a great deal of extra time will be needed for the security checks. The incentive to sell more is great - and it plainly works. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Apparent and obvious. (from) under your nose idiom.
in a way that is easy to see, hear, understand or believe synonym clearly. The sea was plainly visible in the distance. The lease plainly states that all damage must be paid for. She had no right to interfere in what was plainly a family matter. Plainly (= obviously) something was wrong.
PLAINLY definition: 1. in a simple way that is not complicated: 2. in a clear and obvious way: . Learn more.
You use plainly to indicate that you believe something is obviously true, often when you are trying to convince someone else that it is true.
The earliest known use of the adverb plainly is in the Middle English period (1150—1500). OED's earliest evidence for plainly is from before 1382, in Bible (Wycliffite, early version) . plainly is formed within English, by derivation.
