Plainly

English

Adverb

Plainly (comparative more Plainly, superlative most Plainly)

1. In a plain manner; simply; basically.

   She decorated the room plainly but neatly.

2. Obviously; clearly.

   You will see that ours is plainly the better method.

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

Etymology

plain

Pronunciation

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Translations

In a plain manner

Finnish: yksinkertaisesti

Obviously; clearly

Finnish: selvästi, ilmiselvästi