PLAINLY


Meaning of PLAINLY in English

adverb

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

bluntly/crudely/plainly (= in a direct way that may offend people )

I would put it more bluntly. I think you are wallowing in self-pity.

clearly/plainly visible

The fracture was clearly visible on the X-ray.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADJECTIVE

visible

He glared down at us threateningly, arms braced against the high wall, weapon plainly visible .

They looked down from the bridge and saw the arms washed upwards, the plague swellings plainly visible .

The regimental formations were plainly visible , with the colors flying...

Klift's head was plainly visible .

wrong

This is plainly wrong , though no one is sure just how wrong.

The judge's conclusion that there is such a risk was plainly wrong .

That was, of course, plainly wrong .

To that extent that part of the order is plainly wrong and must be set aside.

He says look at the factories and businesses going bust - the letter is plainly wrong .

■ VERB

see

He was shipping water at a furious rate and could plainly see that he was drowning.

speak

The ability of a listener to respond appropriately to instructions is heavily dependent on the ability of the instructor to speak plainly .

We also need to encourage professional researchers to speak plainly .

Let me speak plainly in response to this paragraph.

Researchers who speak plainly are likely to find themselves embroiled in controversy and accused of unscientific bias.

state

The ghetto effect of these areas was plainly stated in the Commissioners' report.

Explicit relevance is where the writer plainly states the importance of a point in relation to the question being dealt with.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Plainly , an investigation into the tragedy would be necessary.

a plainly dressed man

Garver was plainly nervous as she began her speech.

The price is marked plainly on the tag.

Woodard would not say plainly what his plans for the future were.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Indeed, attempts to reshape the opinions and behaviour of today's toe-happy adults are plainly futile.

Intervention, both in theory and practice, is plainly an imperfect science.

Mr Ridley plainly has a taste for the weird.

Officials who packed private restaurants, where the bill for dinner exceeded their weekly wage, were plainly on the take.

This is as true of theoretical and intellectual activities as of more plainly practical ones.

This should have been plainly ridiculous to the Elizabethan audience.

This was plainly an international language.

Understandable as it is, this reaction is plainly not altogether reasonable.

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