plainly

  • (r) 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
    evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plain, apparently,
  • (r) in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
    • she was dressed plainly
    • they lived very simply
    simply,

Synonyms

evidently manifestly obviously patently plain apparently simply

Words of close approximity

plaint