† dilucidlyadv.
Obsolete.
Lucidly; clearly, plainly.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > clearness, lucidity > [adverb]
sutelichec900
openlyOE
redelya1250
redlyc1275
in (also on) opena1382
distinctly1382
plainlya1393
lightsomely?1510
markly1533
natively1542
pervially?1611
dilucidly1638
unmistakably1665
realizingly1786
unambiguously1790
starkly1928
accessibly2003
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > clarity > [adverb]
openlyOE
clearly1340
lightsomely?1510
perspicuously1592
luculently1613
dilucidly1638
lucidlyc1705
luminously1816
transpicuously1852
pellucidly1868
limpidly1870
1638 J. Mede Epist. to Hartlib in Wks. (1672) iv. 869 If I have not expressed myself so dilucidly as I should, I pray help it.
1677 R. Cary Palæologia Chronica ii. ii. Concl. 270 Provided that he..do first Dilucidely answer those Objections.
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