clearly
pronunciation
How to pronounce clearly in British English:
UK [ˈklɪəli]
How to pronounce clearly in American English:
US [ˈklɪrli]
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- Adverb:
- without doubt or question
- in an intelligible manner
- clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
- in an easily perceptible manner
Word Origin
- clearly (adv.)
- c. 1300, of vision and speech, from clear (adj.) + -ly (2). Meaning "evidently" is from 1560s; as a parenthetical expression in argument, "it is clear," recorded from 1867.
Example
- 1. But they are clearly fed up .
- 2. I remember quite clearly now when the story happened .
- 3. Now , I can see very clearly .
- 4. Nothing illuminates this more clearly than health care .
- 5. But demand for gold is clearly rising .