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Princeton's WordNet
obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plainadverb
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"
plainly, simplyadverb
in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
"she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"
Wiktionary
plainlyadverb
In a plain manner; simply; basically.
She decorated the room plainly but neatly.
plainlyadverb
Obviously; clearly.
You will see that ours is plainly the better method.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Plainlyadverb
Etymology: from plain.
You write to me with the freedom of a friend, setting down your thoughts as they occur, and dealing plainly with me in the matter. Alexander Pope.
They charged the enemies horse so gallantly, that they gave ground; and at last plainly run to a safe place. Edward Hyde.
St. Augustine acknowledgeth, that they are not only set down, but also plainly set down in scripture; so that he which heareth or readeth, may without difficulty understand. Richard Hooker.
Coriolanus neither cares whether they love or hate him; and out of his carelessness, let’s them plainly see’t. William Shakespeare.
By that seed
Is meant thy great deliverer, who shall bruise
The serpent’s head; whereof to thee anon
Plainlier shall be reveal’d. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xii.We see plainly that we have the means, and that nothing but the application of them is wanting. Addison.
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plainly
Plainly is an adverb that is used to describe something done in a clear, straightforward or simple manner. It can also refer to something that is apparent or obvious. It is expressed or understood without any embellishments or subtleties.
Webster Dictionary
Plainlyadverb
in a plain manner; clearly
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of plainly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of plainly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of plainly in a Sentence
Fundamentally, you're still going to have the same basic policy outcome for the country, these plainly-worded statements, made in the months leading up to and contemporaneous with the signing of the Executive Order, and, in many cases, made by the Executive himself, betray the Executive Order's stated secular purpose.
The Constitution itself, plainly written as it is, the safeguard of our federative compact, the offspring of concession and compromise, binding together in the bonds of peace and union this great and increasing family of free and independent States, will be the chart by which I shall be directed.
Vermont was the first State in the nation to outlaw slavery. It’s already plainly in our Constitution that slavery is not allowed in our state, we have so many more important things to do [than] to defile our old important documents to change words that have already been clearly written. There is not one sane person that could so severely misinterpret the words of our constitution to make it read that Vermonters support slavery in any form. If it were to pass, it would not change anything other than a historic document that was so thoughtfully written over two hundred years ago.
Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the constitution, are constitutional. ...[S]hould Congress, under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws for the accomplishment of objects not entrusted to the government, such [acts are] not the law of the land.
OPM says it has undertaken an aggressive effort to update its cybersecurity posture, plainly, it must do a better job, especially given the sensitive nature of the information it holds.
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