clearly
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1.0
- adverb
- /ˈklɪrli/
- She explained the rules of the game clearly so everyone understood how to play.
- clearly demonstrate
- clearly needs
- clearly benefits
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Watch on YouTubeI think the answers are clearly no, yes and no.
- I think the answers are clearly no, yes and no.
- That's fine, but you clearly don't have the time.
- I don't see it as clearly black and white as that.
- I, you know, she clearly never loved me, really.
- Well, that's a dig at Joe Biden, quite clearly justified.
- That was clearly leaked and clearly made.
- I'm building a birdhouse so clearly I'm not doing well.
- But you're trying and you clearly have the intent.
- Like that would be clearly sending a sexual signal.
- What Alice says happens now is clearly not what you think happens now.
- So Stalin's idea is clearly a wise idea.
- Live streaming, phone to phone, peer-to-peer is clearly here.
- We just came off of Bill Clinton, who clearly had impulse control issues.
- But not like being horrible to him, clearly, like moodiness.
Examples
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And this is, you know, quite clearly not true.
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But it is clearly reaching a crisis.
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Now, in terms of the story, clearly it's brilliant.
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And if you do, tell them because clearly they do not.
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So this is clearly a taste wonder.
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I think the answers are clearly no, yes and no.
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The point is, Paul Ryan is clearly the master.
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What Alice says happens now is clearly not what you think happens now.
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I don't see it as clearly black and white as that.
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In his whole life, no one had as clearly needed Rory as Marta did now.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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1.0
In a way that is easy to see or understand
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1.0
Completely and without any doubt
862
1.0
Without any doubt
800
1.0
You say this when something is completely true
152
3.5
It is clear from facts or signs
128
3.9
A person uses clear, direct words so there is no doubt
107
2.3
Says that something is certainly true
73
3.2
In a way that is clear and easy to notice
65
1.8
In a clear and obvious way that is easy to understand
57
3.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
48
3.7
In a direct and firm way without avoiding the issue
44
4.1
Says or does something in a clear and final way that leaves no doubt
36
6.9
In a clear way that leaves no doubt
35
5.5
In a strong, definite way that shows no doubt
34
6.5
In a clear, certain way without any doubt
33
4.4
In a way that is for a clear, specific purpose
28
3.7
In a firm way that ends doubt and settles the matter
26
3.9
In a way that proves something and leaves no doubt
26
5.6
Clearly easy to see or understand
16
4.2
In a very clear, direct way that leaves no doubt
12
4.1
In a very clear way that people cannot mistake
10
3.9
In a clear way people can easily understand
9
5.6
In a way that is very clear to everyone
9
5.5
Clearly so people understand it in only one way
6
4.4
In a clear, exact way that is easy to understand
5
3.9
In a clear, honest way without hiding anything
1
5.8
Clearly and without any doubt
Idioms
How Certain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clearly also comes from clear and the old Latin word clarus meaning 'bright' or 'obvious', so when something is said clearly it feels 'obvious' and leaves no doubt.