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plainlier

plainlier is the comparative 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

Questions about plainlier

What is plainlier the comparative form of?
Plainlier is the comparative form of plainly.

Words near plainlier in the dictionary

  1. plaining
  2. plainings
  3. plainish
  4. plainland
  5. plainlands
  6. plainlier
  7. plainliest
  8. plainlike
  9. plainly
  10. plainness
  11. plainnesses

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plainlier (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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