plainly

Words with a similar base: plainly

'plainly'

[obviously.r.01] as in: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

Examples:
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'

[plainly.r.02] as in: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

Examples:
she was dressed plainly
they lived very simply

Origins

					plainly (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── plain (English)
    ├── plain (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    │   ├── planum (Latin)
    │   │   └── planus (Latin)
    │   │       └── πλάνος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    │   └── plenus (Latin)
    ├── plainer (Anglo-Norman)
    └── pleyn (English)

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