plainly
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(adverb) in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" |
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Synonyms: simply |
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(adverb) 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") |
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Synonyms: apparently, evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plain |
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