Definitions for plainly
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Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. obviously, evidently, manifestly, patently, apparently, plainly, plain(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"

2. plainly, simply(adverb)

   in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

   "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. plainly(Adverb)

   In a plain manner; simply; basically.

   She decorated the room plainly but neatly.

2. plainly(Adverb)

   Obviously; clearly.

   You will see that ours is plainly the better method.

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Plainly(adverb)

   in a plain manner; clearly

How to pronounce plainly?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of plainly in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of plainly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of plainly in a Sentence

1. Yvette Monet:

   Resort fees are plainly stated on our hotel reservations websites, prior to a guest making a reservation, information about the fees is also stated by our reservation agents when a guest makes a reservation over the telephone.

2. Mao Zedong:

   Revolution is not a dinner party, not an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery it cannot be advanced softly, gradually, carefully, considerately, respectfully, politely, plainly and modestly.

3. Marquis de Sade:

   It is certain that stealing nourishes courage, strength, skill, tact, in a word, all the virtues useful to a republican system and consequently to our own. Lay partiality aside, and answer me: is theft, whose effect is to distribute wealth more evenly, to be branded as a wrong in our day, under our government which aims at equality? Plainly, the answer is no.

4. Fumio Kishida:

   Considering our country's policy and stance toward nuclear (weapons) including the three non-nuclear principles, it is plainly inconceivable (for the Japanese military) to transport nuclear (weapons).

5. Jim Ambrose:

   I think there is a resilience gene. There are so many times when I could have packed it in, or subsisted on scraps. Or I could have chosen girlfriends who were bad for me or cruel or abusive, but I didn't, i need for them to see me as plainly and clearly as they possibly can. I need unequivocal visibility from my sexual partner.

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