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plainely

plainely is the obsolete form of plainly.

Meaning of plainly

Adverb

plainly (comparative plainlier or more plainly, superlative plainliest or most plainly)

  1. In a plain manner; simply; basically.
    • She decorated the room plainly but neatly.
  2. Obviously; clearly.
    • You will see that ours is plainly the better method.
    Synonyms:
    expressly

Forms of plainely

comparativemore plainely
superlativemost plainely

Questions about plainely

What is plainely the obsolete form of?
Plainely is the obsolete form of plainly.

Words near plainely in the dictionary

  1. plainclothespersons
  2. plainclotheswoman
  3. plainclotheswomen
  4. plaine
  5. plained
  6. plainely
  7. plainer
  8. plainers
  9. plainest
  10. Plainfield
  11. plainfin

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plainely (page history and authors); plainly (page history and authors). 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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