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[ UK /klˈi‍əli/ ]
[ US /ˈkɫɪɹɫi/ ]
ADVERB
  1. without doubt or question
    they were clearly lost
    history has clearly shown the folly of that policy
  2. in an intelligible manner
    the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly
  3. in an easily perceptible manner
    She cried loud and clear
    could be seen clearly under the microscope
  4. 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).
  • Despite her measured tone, June is clearly enraged as well as grief stricken. The Sun
  • So maybe BP isn't the best example yet, but clearly businesses that embrace principles of social entrepreneurship--discovering how to "unstick" society when it has gotten stuck, by changing the system--are having widespread impact in making the new buzzphrase "social value" the litmus test for success for not only social entrepreneurs but profit-oriented businesses, too. Marian Salzman: Reinvention, Part II
  • The traditional value of the blades was clearly recognized by their Aboriginal ‘collectors’, who sought to exploit it by hafting a resin handle in the traditional way.
  • Clearly he is throwing up obstacles to solutions, for some unfathomed reason (s). Tough Love « Tales from the Reading Room
  • 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
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