'Plainly' definitions:
Definition of 'plainly'
(from WordNet)
adverb
Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "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"; "he is plain stubborn" [syn: obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain]
adverb
In a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" [syn: plainly, simply]
Definition of 'Plainly'
From: GCIDE
- Plainly \Plain"ly\, adv. In a plain manner; clearly. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'plainly'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- all joking aside,
- alone,
- aloud,
- apparently,
- apprehensibly,
- articulately,
- artlessly,
- audibly,
- barely,
- bluffly,
- bluntly,
- broadly,
- brusquely,
- candidly,
- casually,
- clearly,
- coherently,
- commonly,
- commonplacely,
- comprehensibly,
- conspicuously,
- definitely,
- directly,
- discernibly,
- distinctly,
- en famille,
- evidently,
- exclusively,
- explicitly,
- expressly,
- familiarly,
- frankly,
- genuinely,
- glaringly,
- guilelessly,
- in all conscience,
- in all seriousness,
- in plain English,
- in plain terms,
- in plain words,
- informally,
- ingenuously,
- intelligibly,
- just,
- limpidly,
- lucidly,
- manifestly,
- markedly,
- matter-of-factly,
- merely,
- naturally,
- noticeably,
- observably,
- obviously,
- offhand,
- offhandedly,
- only,
- openheartedly,
- openly,
- ordinarily,
- out,
- out loud,
- outspokenly,
- palpably,
- patently,
- pellucidly,
- perceivably,
- perceptibly,
- perspicuously,
- plain-spokenly,
- point-blank,
- prominently,
- pronouncedly,
- prosaically,
- purely,
- recognizably,
- relaxedly,
- roundly,
- sans ceremonie,
- seeably,
- simply,
- simply and solely,
- sincerely,
- singly,
- solely,
- staringly,
- starkly,
- straightforwardly,
- to the point,
- unaffectedly,
- unambiguously,
- unassumingly,
- unceremoniously,
- unconcealedly,
- unconstrainedly,
- understandably,
- undisguisedly,
- unequivocally,
- unmistakably,
- unofficially,
- unreservedly,
- unrestrainedly,
- visibly,
- with clarity,
- with no nonsense,
- without ceremony
Words containing 'Plainly'
- Plain,
- Plained,
- Plaining,
- Plainness,
- Plains,
- The Plains,
- Belle Plaine,
- Cock of the plains,
- Cross Plains,
- Des Plaines,
- Dover Plains,
- Elk Plain,
- Fair Plain,
- Fort Plain,
- Garden Plain,
- Level Plains,
- Maple Plain,
- Mill Plain,
- Morris Plains,
- North Plains,
- North Plains, OR,
- Pine Plains,
- Plain City,
- Plain Dealing,
- Plain View,
- Plain battle,
- Plain chant,
- Plain chart,
- Plain dealer,
- Plain molding,
- Plain sewing,
- Plain song,
- Plain speaking,
- Plain, WI,
- Plains, GA,
- Plains, KS,
- Plains, MT,
- Plains, TX,
- Pleasant Plain,
- Pleasant Plains,
- Scotch Plains,
- Tellico Plains,
- The Plains, OH,
- The Plains, VA,
- West Plains,
- White Plains,
- alluvial plain,
- coastal plain,
- flood plain,
- great plains,
- in plain sight,
- make plain,
- nullarbor plain,
- plain English,
- plain clothes,
- plain flour,
- plain folks,
- plain of mamre,
- plain sailing,
- plain speech,
- plain spoken,
- plain stitch,
- plain turkey,
- plain wanderer,
- plain weave,
- plains indian,
- plains spadefoot,
- plains wanderer,
- plains zebra,
- salt plain,
- serengeti plain,
- Belle Plaine, IA,
- Belle Plaine, KS,
- Belle Plaine, MN,
- Cross Plains, TN,
- Cross Plains, TX,
- Cross Plains, WI,
- Des Plaines, IL,
- Dover Plains, NY,
- Elk Plain, WA,
- Fair Plain, MI,
- Fort Plain, NY,
- Garden Plain, KS,
- Level Plains, AL,
- Maple Plain, MN,
- Mill Plain, WA,
- Morris Plains, NJ,
- Pine Plains, NY,
- Plain City, OH,
- Plain City, UT,
- Plain Dealing, LA,
- Plain View, NC,
- Plain-dealing,
- Plain-hearted,
- Plain-heartedness,
- Plain-laid,
- Plain-spoken,
- Pleasant Plain, IA,
- Pleasant Plain, OH,
- Pleasant Plains, AR,
- Pleasant Plains, IL,
- Scotch Plains, NJ,
- Tellico Plains, TN,
- West Plains, MO,
- White Plains, GA,
- White Plains, KY,
- White Plains, NC,
- White Plains, NY,
- great plains paintbrush,
- plain-woven,
- plains lemon monarda,
- plains pocket gopher,
- plains pocket mouse,
- great plains of north america