Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a plain manner, ,
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a plain manner; clearly.
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- adverb In a
plain manner;simply ;basically . - adverb
Obviously ;clearly .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
- adverb in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
Etymologies
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Examples
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But both to them and to decided sceptics it must be plainly declared, that they are in these days less excusable than ever, for not looking into the grounds and proofs on which is rested the truth of Christianity; for never before were these proofs so _plainly, and at so easy a rate_, offered to the consideration of mankind.
A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians, in the Middle and Higher Classes in this Country, Contrasted with Real Christianity. William Wilberforce 1796
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I just like leaders that are smarter than I am, which Palin plainly is not.
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It's a collection, as the title plainly states, of "the smartest toughest mastiest quotes from film noir."
Archive 2006-06-04 Bill Crider 2006
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The envelope beneath the clip had her name plainly typed on the front.
Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001
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The envelope beneath the clip had her name plainly typed on the front.
Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001
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The envelope beneath the clip had her name plainly typed on the front.
Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001
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The envelope beneath the clip had her name plainly typed on the front.
Hearts STEF ANN HOLM 2001
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The title plainly does not apply the same adjectives to every movie on the list; how would we know whether an obscure movie was conservative or not?
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] TheKing 2010
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The title plainly does not apply the same adjectives to every movie on the list; how would we know whether an obscure movie was conservative or not?
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Aschlafly 2010
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The title plainly does not apply the same adjectives to every movie on the list; how would we know whether an obscure movie was conservative or not?
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