[
UK
/klˈiəli/
]
[ US /ˈkɫɪɹɫi/ ]
[ US /ˈkɫɪɹɫi/ ]
ADVERB
-
without doubt or question
they were clearly lost
history has clearly shown the folly of that policy -
in an intelligible manner
the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly -
in an easily perceptible manner
She cried loud and clear
could be seen clearly under the microscope -
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
I could clearly see myself in his situation
it's distinctly possible
How To Use clearly In A Sentence
- Clearly the megalosaurus in the opening passage of Bleak House is a flight of hyperbolic fancy (inspired, I would guess, by the papier-mâché dinosaurs constructed for the Crystal Palace Exhibition, a couple of years earlier).
- Both cultivars were clearly distinguishable on the dendrogram.
- Moreover, see whether the term rendered fail to be the genus of anything at all; for then clearly it also fails to be the genus of the species mentioned. Topics
- Pasolini clearly did not intend Salò as a late work, much as Mozart did not design his requiem as adumbrative lament.
- Every protestation that she should go on this outing was clearly a plea for her to stay and resist the invitation.
- This book is clearly a labour of love. The Times Literary Supplement
- The controls clearly show which speed is suitable for which task, with a great number and variety of options. Times, Sunday Times
- We clearly need to replace the name ascribed to those whose ideology got us into this situation in the first place: the Neoconservatives. Making Sense of the News: Time To Update Some Terms
- This candidate is clearly superior.
- The majority reasoning was most clearly expressed by Justice Hayne.
