clearly
//ˈklɪɚli//
Forms
- Comparative
- more clearly
- Superlative
- most clearly
Definitions
1.In a clear manner.
- He enunciated every syllable clearly.
2.Without a doubt; obviously.
- Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.
- While Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had warned his players against letting the pre-match festivities distract them from the task at hand, they clearly struggled for fluency early on.
3.To a degree clearly discernible.
- He was clearly wrong on all points but one.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #905
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Uncommon
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
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Word family
Etymology
From Middle English clerli, clerely, clerelych, cleerliche, clerliche.
By surface analysis, clear + (adverbial) -ly.