plainly
In a plain manner; simply; basicallyIn a plain manner; simply; basically.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
» He couldn't have put it more plainly.
Deutlicher hätte er es nicht sagen können. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Он не мог выразиться яснее. — odexed
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23 sentencesHe couldn't have put it more plainly.
ruОн не мог выразиться яснее. — odexed
deDeutlicher hätte er es nicht sagen können. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
They were plainly dressed.
ruОни были одеты просто. — marafon
deSie waren einfach gekleidet. — Manfredo
Tom could see it plainly.
Meaning
2 sensesIn a plain manner; simply; basically.
She decorated the room plainly but neatly.
Obviously; clearly.
You will see that ours is plainly the better method.
- unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’)
- in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
Origin
From Middle English playnly, pleinly, pleyneliche, equivalent to plain + -ly.From Middle English playnly, pleinly, pleyneliche, equivalent to plain + -ly.
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Forms
plainlier/more plainly, plainliest/most plainly| Comparative | plainlier / more plainly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | plainliest / most plainly |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’):obviouslyevidentlymanifestlypatentlyapparentlyplain
- in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment:simply
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.