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plainly

adverb

1 plainly

Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'):
— You are plainly wrong.

synonyms: apparently, evidently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plain.

2 plainly

In a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment:
— She was dressed plainly.

synonym: simply.


Moby thesaurus: all joking aside, alone, aloud, apparently, apprehensibly, articulately, artlessly, audibly, barely, bluffly, bluntly, broadly, brusquely, candidly, casually, clearly, coherently, commonly, commonplacely, comprehensibly ... show more.

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