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clearly

UK/ˈklɪəli/ US/ˈklɪɚli/ common

adverb

1.

without doubt or question

  • “they were clearly lost”
  • “history has clearly shown the folly of that policy”
2.

in an intelligible manner

  • “the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly”
3.

clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

  • “it”
  • “;”
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4.

in an easily perceptible manner

  • “could be seen clearly under the microscope”
  • “She cried loud and clear”
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Origin

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

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