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Plainly Moderate

Plainly has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions
Adverb
1

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

in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

"she was dressed plainly"

"they lived very simply"

3

In a plain manner; simply; basically.

"He plainly stated that he wouldn't be attending the meeting without more notice."

Example Sentences
"the answer is obviously wrong" adverb
"she was in bed and evidently in great pain" adverb
"he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list" adverb
"it is all patently nonsense" adverb
"she has apparently been living here for some time" adverb
"I thought he owned the property, but apparently not" adverb
"You are plainly wrong" adverb
"he is plain stubborn" adverb
"she was dressed plainly" adverb
"they lived very simply" adverb
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Rhyming Words
inly only winly manly nunly wanly sonly sunly noonly lionly soonly cornly vainly dernly evenly swanly openly mainly meanly gainly
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