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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).
- 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