So that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.
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Plainly
//ˈpleɪnli//
Synonyms for "plainly" (133 found)
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Closest matches (27)
apparentlyabove-boardall joking asidealonealoudapprehensiblyarticulatelyartlesslyaudiblybarelyblufflybluntlybroadlybrusquelycandidlycasuallyclearlycoherentlycommonlycommonplacely
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Adverb(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (40)
Related words (66)
offhandoffhandedlyonlyopenheartedlyopenlyordinarilyostensiblyoutout loudoutrightoutspokenlypalpablypatentlypellucidlyperceivablyperceptiblyperspicuouslyplain-spokenlypoint blankpoint-blank
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prominentlypronouncedlyprosaicallypurelyrecognizablyrelaxedlyroundlysans ceremonieseeablyseverelyshouldersimplysimply and solelysincerelysinglysolelystaringlystarkstarklystraightstraightforwardlyto the pointunaffectedlyunambiguouslyunassuminglyunceremoniouslyunconcealedlyunconstrainedlyunderstandablyundisguisedlyunequivocallyunmistakablyunofficiallyunreservedlyunrestrainedlyvisiblywith claritywith no nonsensewithout ceremony
Adverb(3 words)
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Translations
11 translations across 5 languages.
Finnish
3 entries- ilmiselvästi adv (Obviously; clearly)
- selvästi adv (Obviously; clearly)
- yksinkertaisesti adv (In a plain manner)
French
2 entries- clairement adv (Obviously; clearly)
- simplement adv (In a plain manner)
Hungarian
4 entries- egyszerűen adv (In a plain manner)
- egyértelműen adv (Obviously; clearly)
- nyilvánvalóan adv (Obviously; clearly)
- világosan adv (Obviously; clearly)
Italian
1 entries- a chiare note adv (Obviously; clearly)
Spanish
1 entries- a palo seco adv (In a plain manner)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
They were plainly dressed.
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She plainly interpreted Picasso's paintings to me.
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And so in that spirit, let me speak as clearly and plainly as I can about some specific issues that I believe we must finally confront together.
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