adverb
unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') (Freq. 1)
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the answer is obviously wrong
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she was in bed and evidently in great pain
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he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list
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it is all patently nonsense
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she has apparently been living here for some time
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I thought he owned the property, but apparently not
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You are plainly wrong
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he is plain stubborn
• Derived from adjective: ↑plain (for: ↑plainly), ↑apparent (for: ↑apparently), ↑patent (for: ↑patently), ↑manifest, ↑evident (for: ↑evidently), ↑obvious (for: ↑obviously)
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism
Useful english dictionary. 2012.