plainly
Adverb
- unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
- "You are plainly wrong"
- in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
- "she was dressed plainly"
Adv
- In a plain manner; simply; basically.
- Obviously; clearly.
Examples
- She decorated the room plainly but neatly.
- You will see that ours is plainly the better method.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English playnly, pleinly, pleyneliche, equivalent to plain + -ly.
Synonyms
apparently, evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plain, simply, explicitly, expressly, unambiguously
Scrabble Score: 12
plainly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordplainly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
plainly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary