clearly
UK /ˈklɪəli/ · US /ˈklɪɚli/ adverb
Forms clearlier clearliest
- adverb (manner) In a clear manner. “He enunciated every syllable clearly.”
- adverb (modal) Without a doubt; obviously. “Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.”
- adverb (degree) To a degree clearly discernible. “He was clearly wrong on all points but one.”
Synonyms
expressly unambiguously obviously intelligibly understandably distinctly clear
Etymology
From Middle English clerli, clerely, clerelych, cleerliche, clerliche.
By surface analysis, clear + (adverbial) -ly.
Webster’s 1913
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “clearly”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details