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Plainly

//ˈpleɪnli// adv

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a plain manner; simply; basically.

    "She decorated the room plainly but neatly."

  2. 2
    Obviously; clearly.

    "You will see that ours is plainly the better method."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment wordnet
  2. 2
    unmistakably (‘plain’ is often used informally for ‘plainly’) wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English playnly, pleinly, pleyneliche, equivalent to plain + -ly.

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