clearly

adverbcommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈklɪəli//
United States//ˈklɪɚli//
Scotland//ˈkliːɹli//

In a clear manner.

adverb

1
In a clear manner.
He enunciated every syllable clearly.
2
Without a doubt; obviously.
Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.
While Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had warned his players against letting the pre-match festivities distract them from the task at hand, they clearly struggled for fluency early on.
3
To a degree clearly discernible.
He was clearly wrong on all points but one.

Etymology

From Middle English clerli, clerely, clerelych, cleerliche, clerliche. By surface analysis, clear + (adverbial) -ly.

Forms

comparative: more clearly, clearlier
superlative: most clearly, clearliest

clearance · The act of clearing or something (such as a space) cleared.clearer · Someone who or something which clears.clearing · The act or process of making or becoming clear.

clearly · In a clear manner.

clears · A relatively strong, coarse flour that has only been sifted…cleaver · A squarish, heavy knife used by butchers for hacking through…Cleaver · A surname from Middle English.

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