plainly
/ˈpleɪnli/ adverb B2- In a plain manner; simply; basically. · She decorated the room plainly but neatly.
- Obviously; clearly. · You will see that ours is plainly the better method.
Comparative plainlier · Superlative plainliest
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I only wish I could see it now as plainly as I saw it lying all crushed and crumpled in a corner of the arbor.”
“I see no indication whatever of your having slaughtered a sheep, while I do see very plainly every preparation for your dining on a bull.”
Indeed, a jolly little clown came walking toward them, and Dorothy could see that in spite of his pretty clothes of red and yellow and green he was completely covered with cracks, running every which way and showing plainly that he had been mended in many places.
I bowed with a coldness which showed, I dare say, very plainly the impression which had been produced upon my mind.
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