English Explanatory Dictionary

clearly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a clear manner.
  2. Without a doubt; obviously.
  3. To a degree clearly discernible.

Pronunciation

/ˈklɪɚli/ /ˈklɪəli/ /ˈkliːɹli/ en-us-clearly.ogg

Word forms

clearly more clearly clearlier most clearly clearliest

Etymology

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

Synonyms

unambiguously obviously expressly
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