clearly

English

Etymology

Middle English clerely, perhaps a calque of Old French clerement; synchronically analyzable as clear +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪɹli/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈklɪəli/
• (Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈkliːɹli/

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Adverb

clearly (comparative clearlier or more clearly, superlative clearliest or most clearly)

1. (manner) In a clear manner.

   He enunciated every syllable clearly.

2. (modal) Without a doubt; obviously.

   Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.

   • 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.

3. (degree) To a degree clearly discernible.

   He was clearly wrong on all points but one.

Translations

in a clear manner

• Bulgarian: ясно (bg) (jasno), очевидно (bg) (očevidno)
• Catalan: clarament (ca)
• Czech: jasně (cs)
• Danish: tydelig, evident, indlysende (da), klart
• Dutch: duidelijk (nl)
• Finnish: selvästi (fi)
• French: clairement (fr)
• Friulian: clâr
• Georgian: ნათლად (natlad)
• German: klar (de), deutlich (de)

• Greek: καθαρά (el) (kathará), ξεκάθαρα (el) (xekáthara), σαφώς (el) (safós)
• Hungarian: világosan (hu)
• Italian: chiaramente (it)
• Lojban: li'a
• Macedonian: јасно (jasno)
• Portuguese: claramente (pt)
• Russian: я́сно (ru) (jásno), чётко (ru) (čótko)
• Spanish: claramente (es)
• Telugu: తేటగా (te) (tēṭagā)

(modal) without a doubt, obviously

• Greek: σαφώς (el) (safós)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: tydeligvis (no)

• Portuguese: claro (pt)
• Russian: очеви́дно (ru) (očevídno), явно (ru) (javno)
• Spanish: claramente (es)

(degree) to a degree clearly discernible

• Greek: σαφώς (el) (safós)
• Portuguese: claramente (pt)

• Volapük: kleiliko

Anagrams

• Carlyle, cellary