Langtolang Multilingual Dictionary

ADVERB 2

1. unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')

   • “the answer is obviously wrong”
   • “she was in bed and evidently in great pain”
   • “he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list”
   • “it is all patently nonsense”
   • “she has apparently been living here for some time”
   • “I thought he owned the property, but apparently not”
   • “You are plainly wrong”
   • “he is plain stubborn”
   Synonymsobviouslyevidentlymanifestlypatentlyapparentlyplain

2. in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment

   • “she was dressed plainly”
   • “they lived very simply”
   Synonymssimply