Clearly
['klɪəlɪ] or ['klɪrli]
Definition
(adv.) without doubt or question; 'they were clearly lost'; 'history has clearly shown the folly of that policy'.
(adv.) in an easily perceptible manner; 'could be seen clearly under the microscope'; 'She cried loud and clear'.
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Definition
(adv.) In a clear manner.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Plainly, obviously, distinctly, evidently, palpably, lucidly, explicitly,perspicuously
ANT:Opaquely, indistinctly, Imperfectly, confusedly
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Examples
- She saw clearly enough the whole situation, yet she was fettered: she could not smite the stricken soul that entreated hers. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- We can clearly discern this in the case of animals with simple habits. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- He always kept so far from me that I could not clearly see his face, but it was certainly someone whom I did not know. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I have heard from my uncle how well you speak in public, so that every one is sorry when you leave off, and how clearly you can explain things. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I seemed to see that more clearly than ever, when I was the most wretched. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Very clearly. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- And by reason of the employment of such vision in the past, Edison is now able to see quite clearly through the forest of difficulties after eliminating them one by one. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- You would get to know the extent of your power too clearly. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Since you put it clearly in that way I believe that must be it. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The two theories need to be held together, yet clearly distinguished. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- And clearly he was tubercular, Primitivo said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Here on the top of the pass the sky was very clear with the stars out and Andreu Nin, out of the dust now, could see quite clearly in the dark. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Now sexual morality is pretty clearly defined for the Commission. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I intended to do what was right, yet I did not see the case quite clearly, I own. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As implied in a previous chapter, number relations are not clearly grasped by primitive races. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Clearly they will buy and sell. Plato. The Republic.
- All that I have looked upon, with my half-blind and sinful eyes, Thou hast discerned clearly, brightly. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- His helmet hung on a peg and his face showed clearly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- In cases where you don't see your way clearly, you hold your tongue. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- What became of Crassus is not clearly known. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The question whether the voting was to be by the estates or by head was clearly a vital one. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Among the vertebrata the degree of intellect and an approach in structure to man clearly come into play. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The hint, though conveyed thus tenderly and modestly (as Caroline thought), was felt keenly and comprehended clearly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The state of affairs in North America in 1750 is indicated very clearly by a map we have adapted from one in Robinson's _Medieval and Modern Times_. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As he came into the circle of dim light which enables me to see him more clearly I was thrilled with horror at his appearance. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- It must be clearly understood by the reader how sketchy and provisional all these time estimates are. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Clearly it demands great readjustments of our social, economical, and political methods. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Clearly, said Pilar. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Most clearly and distinctly yours. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- There was no mist on the road now and Robert Jordan saw the man, clearly and sharply, standing there on the road looking up at the sky. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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