clearly
UK/ˈklɪəli//ˈklɪɚli/
clearly adverb: in a clear manner.
Adverb
clearly (comparative more clearly or (archaic) clearlier, superlative most clearly or (archaic) clearliest)
- In a clear manner.
- He enunciated every syllable clearly.
- Without a doubt; obviously.
- Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.
- 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.2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2023
- Synonyms:
- expressly
- To a degree clearly discernible.
- He was clearly wrong on all points but one.
clearly meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
clearly in Hindi
- clearly, obviously
- स्पष्टतः spaṣṭataḥ
- clearly, noticeably
- साफ़-साफ़ sāf-sāf
clearly in Tamil
- தெளிவாக, வெளிப்படையாக, எளிதாக, தடையின்றி, ஐயத்துக்கிடமில்லாமல்
clearly in Marathi
- clearly, plainly
- साफ sāph
- clearly
- स्पष्ट spaṣṭa
clearly in Urdu
- صاف, واضح, ظاہر
More languagesFewer languages
- clearly in Bengali
- পরিষ্কারভাবে, স্পষ্ট, স্পষ্টভাবে
- clearly in Telugu
- తేటగా tēṭagā
- clearly in Malayalam
- വ്യക്തമായി vyaktamāyi
- clearly in Kannada
- ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗಿ
- clearly in Punjabi
- ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ, ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ'ਤੇ, ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਤੌਰ ਉੱਤੇ
- clearly in Gujarati
- સ્પષ્ટ રીતે, સ્પષ્ટપણે
- clearly in Sanskrit
- प्रकटम् prakaṭam
Examples of clearly in a sentence
- Her actions were clearly accessory because they helped him commit and probably also conceal the crime.
- I clearly remember hearing the news of Kennedy's assassination. That ages me.
- In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.
Synonyms of clearly
Forms of clearly
| comparative | more clearly |
|---|---|
| superlative | most clearly |
| comparative (archaic) | clearlier |
| superlative (archaic) | clearliest |
Origin of clearly
From Middle English clerli, clerely, clerelych, cleerliche, clerliche. By surface analysis, clear + (adverbial) -ly.
Phrases with clearly
Words that rhyme with clearly
Questions about clearly
- What does clearly mean?
- Clearly means in a clear manner.
- What is clearly in Hindi?
- Clearly in Hindi is स्पष्टतः (spaṣṭataḥ), साफ़-साफ़ (sāf-sāf). See Clearly meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is clearly?
- Clearly is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce clearly?
- Clearly is pronounced /ˈklɪɚli/ (US).
Words near clearly in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: clearly (page history and authors); साफ़-साफ़ (Hindi) (page history and authors); clearly (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); साफ (Marathi) (page history and authors); clearly (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clearly (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); clearly (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clearly (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); clearly (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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