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Plain·ly, adv. In a plain manner; clearly.
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plainly
adv 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" [syn: obviously, evidently,
manifestly, patently, apparently, plain]
2: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment;
"she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply" [syn:
simply]