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clearly en · ADV

Pronunciation

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• /ˈklɪəli/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈkliːɹli/ (Scotland)
• /ˈklɪɚli/ (General-American)

Etymology

From Middle English clerli, clerely, clerelych, cleerliche, clerliche. By surface analysis, clear + (adverbial) -ly.

Meanings

1. In a clear manner.
   • He enunciated every syllable clearly.
2. (modal) Without a doubt; obviously.
   • 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. 2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2023:
   • Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.
3. (qualifier:degree) To a degree clearly discernible.
   • He was clearly wrong on all points but one.

Forms

Synonyms

obviously · expressly (without a doubt) · unambiguously

Translations (66)

hu nyilván ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · gl claramente ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · da evident (in a clear manner) · ru очеви́дно ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · la disertim (in a clear manner) · es por lo claro ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · el σαφώς ((degree) to a degree clearly discernible) · cs jasně (in a clear manner) · izh selkiäst (in a clear manner) · es a ojos vistas (in a clear manner) · uk я́сно (in a clear manner) · fi selvästi (in a clear manner) · nl duidelijk ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · vo kleiliko ((degree) to a degree clearly discernible) · el σαφώς ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · da tydelig (in a clear manner) · pt claramente (in a clear manner) · da indlysende (in a clear manner) · ru чётко (in a clear manner) · pl wyraźnie ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · es claramente ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · pt claro ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · pt claramente ((degree) to a degree clearly discernible) · bg ясно (in a clear manner) · fur clâr (in a clear manner) · hu láthatóan ((degree) to a degree clearly discernible) · hu nyilvánvalóan ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · ru явно ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · te తేటగా (in a clear manner) · it certamente ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · ca clarament (in a clear manner) · it chiaramente (in a clear manner) · el καθαρά (in a clear manner) · sa प्रकटम् ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · pl wyraźnie (in a clear manner) · hu tisztán (in a clear manner) · el σαφώς (in a clear manner) · es a ojos vista (in a clear manner) · da klart (in a clear manner) · nl duidelijk (in a clear manner) · it evidentemente ((degree) to a degree clearly discernible) · sq dukshëm ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · ka ნათლად (in a clear manner) · nl klaar ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · es claramente (in a clear manner) · mk јасно (in a clear manner) · nb tydeligvis ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · txb apākri (in a clear manner) · got 𐌱𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌷𐍄𐌰𐌱𐌰 (in a clear manner) · bg очевидно (in a clear manner) · hu érthetően (in a clear manner) · sq qartë (in a clear manner) · eo klare (in a clear manner) · uk безсумні́вно ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · de klar (in a clear manner) · fr clairement (in a clear manner) · de deutlich (in a clear manner) · uk очеви́дно ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · hu világosan (in a clear manner) · ru я́сно (in a clear manner) · bg несъмнено ((modal) without a doubt, obviously) · gl claramente ((degree) to a degree clearly discernible) · ml വ്യക്തമായി (in a clear manner) · gl claramente (in a clear manner) · hu egyértelműen ((degree) to a degree clearly discernible) · el ξεκάθαρα (in a clear manner)