plainly

plainly

adverb

Definition of PLAINLY

1

in an honest and direct manner <you'll have to tell your relatives very plainly that you don't like perfume, or they'll keep giving it to you>

Synonyms directly, forthrightly, foursquare, plain, plainly, straight, straightforwardly

Related Words baldly, bluffly, candidly, frankly, honestly, openheartedly, openly, unguardedly, unreservedly; artlessly, earnestly, simply, sincerely; abruptly, bluntly, brusquely, curtly, gruffly, point-blank, sharply; impolitely, inconsiderately, rudely, tactlessly; truthfully, veraciously

Near Antonyms long-windedly, verbosely, wordily; civilly, courteously, diplomatically, politely, tactfully; deceitfully, mendaciously, untruthfully; erroneously, fallaciously, falsely, hypocritically, insincerely; ambiguously, circuitously, equivocally, evasively, indirectly

2

without any question <your wife is plainly upset that you didn't invite her to the game with us>

Synonyms all right, alright, assuredly, certainly, clearly, definitely, doubtless, easily, forsooth, hands down, inarguably, incontestably, incontrovertibly, indisputably, plainly, really, so, sure, surely, truly, unarguably, undeniably, undoubtedly, unquestionably

Related Words conceivably, likely, perhaps, possibly, probably; obviously, unmistakably