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plainly |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Plainly \Plain"ly\, adv In a plain manner; clearly. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: plainly adv 1: 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") [syn: {obviously}, {evidently}, {manifestly}, {patently}, {apparently}, {plain}] 2: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" [syn: {simply}]
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