clearlyadverb
uk/ˈklɪə.li/us/ˈklɪr.li/clearly adverb (EASY TO UNDERSTAND)
A2 in a way that is easy to see, hear, read, or understand
Examples
- When you fill in the form, please write clearly in black ink.
- The parcel was clearly labelled 'Fragile'.
- Their pilots are guided by an infrared optical system that shows images clearly even at night.
- I'm afraid I'm not expressing myself very clearly.
- He doesn't enunciate (his words) very clearly.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Easy to understand
- (as) clear as day idiom
- accessible
- assimilate
- axiomatic
- clarity
- crystal
- crystal clear idiom
- digestible
- expressly
- graphic
- hang
- hang together
- incisive
- intelligible
- limpid
- sharp
- transparent
- undiluted
- unmistakable
- well defined
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Apparent and obvious
clearly adverb (CERTAIN)
B1 used to show that you think something is obvious or certain:
The accident was clearly the lorry driver's fault.
Clearly, you should tell her the truth.
More examples
- This is clearly the work of a superior artist.
- The audience clearly wasn't enjoying the show.
- I was told she would be at the meeting, but clearly I was misinformed.
- The president is clearly in a dilemma about how to tackle the crisis.
- The ball was clearly out, but the line judge said it was in.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Apparent and obvious
- apparent
- be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom
- be (right) under your nose idiom
- be etched somewhere idiom
- be writ large idiom
- linear
- loud
- loud and clear idiom
- manifest
- manifestly
- marked
- naked
- nose
- recognizable
- self-evident
- shine
- shine out
- shine through
- speaks for itself idiom
- stark
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clearly adverb (NOT CONFUSED)
A2 When you think clearly, you are not confused.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Logic and reason
- a priori
- cerebral
- clear head
- coherent
- conceptual
- conjecture
- intellectual
- intellectualize
- lateral thinking
- logic
- logical
- positivism
- positivist
- premise
- QED
- rational
- reasoning
- solipsism
- sophism
- sophistry
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