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Definition of Plainly

1. Adverb. Unmistakably ('plain' is often used informally for 'plainly'). "He is plain stubborn"

2. Adverb. In a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment. "They lived very simply"

Definition of Plainly

1. adv. In a plain manner; clearly.

Definition of Plainly

1. Adverb. In a plain manner; simply; basically. ¹

2. Adverb. Obviously; clearly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Plainly

1. plain [adv] - See also: plain

Lexicographical Neighbors of Plainly

plainclothes plainclothes man plainclothes men plainclothesman plainclothesmen plained plainer plainest plainful plaining

plainings plainish plainland plainlands plainlike plainly (current term) plainness plainnesses plains plains-wanderer

plains-wanderers plains lemon monarda plains pocket gopher plains pocket mouse plains spadefoot plains wanderer plains zebra plainsman plainsmen plainsong

Literary usage of Plainly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1907)
"He was a most eminent Translator of Books, as is well known, several of wcn were very difficult, & plainly discovered his 20 great Skill. ..."

2. The History of the Reformation of the Church of England by Gilbert Burnet, Edward Nares (1843)
"... but my sincerity is still When he thinks tit to speak out more plainly tent with these, I may be justly charged for »wer him. untainted. ..."

3. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by David Shephard Garland, John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie (1887)
"Yet such contracts in order to have such effect must be plainly and distinctly expressed so that their purport cannot be misunderstood by the New York ..."

4. Publications by Oxford Historical Society (1907)
"He was a most eminent Translator of Books, as is well known, several of wcn were very difficult, & plainly discovered his 20 great Skill. ..."

5. The History of the Reformation of the Church of England by Gilbert Burnet, Edward Nares (1843)
"... but my sincerity is still When he thinks tit to speak out more plainly tent with these, I may be justly charged for »wer him. untainted. ..."

6. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by David Shephard Garland, John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie (1887)
"Yet such contracts in order to have such effect must be plainly and distinctly expressed so that their purport cannot be misunderstood by the New York ..."

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