clearly
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Middle English clerely, perhaps a calque of Old French clerement; synchronically analyzable as clear + -ly.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈklɪɹli/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈklɪəli/
- (Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈkliːɹli/
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Audio (US) (file)
Adverb[edit]
clearly (comparative clearlier or more clearly, superlative clearliest or most clearly)
- (manner) In a clear manner.
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He enunciated every syllable clearly.
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- (modal) Without a doubt; obviously.
- Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.
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2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- 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.
- (degree) To a degree clearly discernible.
- He was clearly wrong on all points but one.
Translations[edit]
in a clear manner
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(modal) without a doubt, obviously
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(degree) to a degree clearly discernible
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