clearly
advUS /ˈklɪɚli/ · UK /ˈklɪəli/
Etymology From Middle English clerli, clerely, clerelych, cleerliche, clerliche. By surface analysis, clear + (adverbial) -ly.
1
Manner In a clear manner.
- He enunciated every syllable clearly.
2
Modal Without a doubt; obviously.
- Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.
- While Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had warned his players against letting the pre-match festivities distract them from the task at hand, they clearly struggled for fluency early on.2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2023:
3
To a degree clearly discernible.
- He was clearly wrong on all points but one.
- Synonyms
- expressly, unambiguously, obviously