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plainly

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plainly in WordNet English dictionary

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"
    obviously  evidently  manifestly  patently  apparently  plainly  plain  obviously  evidently  manifestly  patently  apparently  plainly  plain 
  2. in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
    "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"
    plainly  simply  plainly  simply 
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