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clearly

clearly

881 1.0
In a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand
  • adverb
  • /ˈklɪrli/
translation icon : con claridad
  • The instructions were written clearly, making them easy to follow.
  • communicate clearly
  • define clearly
  • see clearly

We can so we can so clearly see it.

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Examples

  • Oh, I can see everything clearly now, right.

  • I see it all so clearly now.

  • I probably was not thinking clearly the other day.

  • Perhaps you will see more clearly without them.

  • I can see things clearly now.

  • I thought my voice level was really good and that I was clearly communicating with the students.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Outside, my mother stood below my dark window and saw clearly that there was no rescue.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I remember very clearly one morning in October 1967, when I was walking to class.

    Academic text (2011)
  • An announcement made at the beginning of the show clearly explained that the broadcast was fictional.

    Academic text (2011)
  • All need to see the occurrences clearly and raise questions when necessary.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

obviously
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1.0

In a way that is easy to see or understand

focuses on general perceptibility rather than striking obviousness
evidently
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185 3.5

It is clear from facts or signs

is broader perceptibility, not limited to evidence-based proof
explicitly
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146 3.9

A person uses clear, direct words so there is no doubt

is about simple ability to be perceived, not deliberate direct speech
distinctly
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76 3.2

In a way that is clear and easy to notice

is general ease of seeing or hearing rather than distinctness of form
plainly
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68 1.8

In a clear and obvious way that is easy to understand

is about simple ability to be seen, heard, or understood
unequivocally
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  • Formal
37 6.9

In a clear way that leaves no doubt

is general perceptibility rather than strict no-doubt tone
patently
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25 5.6

Clearly easy to see or understand

is about simple perception or understanding rather than dramatic noticeability
unmistakably
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13 4.1

In a very clear way that people cannot mistake

is about being easy to sense or grasp, not total certainty
manifestly
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  • Formal
9 5.6

In a way that is very clear to everyone

means general perceivable or understandable quality rather than certainty
unambiguously
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9 5.5

Clearly so people understand it in only one way

is broader ease of understanding rather than single fixed interpretation
transparently
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5 3.9

In a clear way people can easily understand

is basic ease of perception rather than emphasis on motives
straightforwardly
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5 3.9

In a clear, honest way without hiding anything

is focused on plain perceiving or understanding rather than moral directness
articulately
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4 4.9

In a clear, fluent way that makes ideas easy to understand

is broader sensory clarity, not only well-formed speech
discernibly
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1 5.7

In a way that is easy to see or notice

adds that that same ease also covers hearing or understanding
intelligibly
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  • Formal
1 4.9

In a clear and easy way that people can understand

is about simple sensing or perceiving rather than only mental understanding
comprehensibly
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1 3.4

In a way people can understand easily

includes ease of seeing or hearing as well as understanding
perspicuously
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  • Formal
8.8

Clearly so people can understand it

is broader perceptibility rather than careful explanatory style
pellucidly
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  • Formal
8.7

In a clear, simple way that people can understand

is general ease of perception rather than refined literary clarity

Antonyms

3 6.7

In a way that can have more than one meaning

1 4.4

Not clear or hard to understand

Idioms

To understand a situation well without being confused

How Clear

plainly
68 1.8
distinctly
76 3.2
clearly
881 1.0
faintly
47 2.7
unclearly
1 4.4

Surface Forms

clearly positive

Morphology

clearly = clear (transparent) = clear + ly

Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'clear' by adding the productive suffix '-ly', preserving the adjective's meaning.

Etymology

Clearly comes from clear, which comes from the old Latin word clarus meaning 'bright' or 'clear', so to speak clearly is like making an idea 'bright' and easy to see, hear, or understand.