'Plainly' definitions:

Definition of 'plainly'

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