plainly
adverb
1.
unmistakably (`plain'' is often used informally for `plainly'')
- “the answer is obviously wrong”
- “she was in bed and evidently in great pain”
- “he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list”
- “it is all patently nonsense”
2.
in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
- “she was dressed plainly”
- “they lived very simply”
Origin
From Middle English playnly, pleinly, pleyneliche, equivalent to plain + -ly.
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