Antonyms for plainly
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : pleyn |
| Phonetic Transcription : pleɪn |
Definition of plainly
Origin :- late 14c., from plain (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "simply, frugally" is from 1560s.
- adv clearly
- Plainly, too, he was a man of action and a man who engaged all her instinctive liking.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Plainly the central idea of secession is the essence of anarchy.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The intention is, I tell you plainly, to mortify you into a sense of your duty.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 1 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- There were things that had to be said; it did not much matter who said them provided they were said plainly.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- The young lord did what he pleased, and spoke his mind as plainly as the footpad.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- Moreover, what was so real for her was only too plainly a lark for him.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- It hadn't been so long since she had told him plainly how little she liked him.
- Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower
- So she sat on the edge of the bed and began to talk quietly, plainly, reasonably.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- I dared not press him with more questions; but after an interval he said plainly: "She is not there now."
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- It was of them that Herkimer spoke, plainly enough, though he gave no names.
- Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
Synonyms for plainly
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