plainly

«plainly» in Mova's school dictionary: easy to see, hear or understand — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (plainly)

meaning for a pupil

1) Plainly means clearly, so that it is easy to see, hear or understand. tree →

2) Plainly means simply, without decoration. tree →

3) Plainly means honestly and directly. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories: "She was plainly upset." In writing: speak or write plainly so others understand. Phrases: plainly visible, plainly dressed, put plainly, quite plainly.

examples

• He was plainly tired after the long walk. tree →
• The answer is plainly written on the board. tree →
• The room was plainly decorated with white walls. tree →
• To put it plainly, you need to try harder. tree →
• The top of the mountain was plainly visible. tree →
• She spoke plainly about the problem. tree →
• I can remember them quite plainly. tree →

note

From plain (clear, simple). Do not confuse with "plane" (aircraft or flat surface). Similar: clearly, obviously, simply.

In the corpora

• People feel embarrassed to say these plainly, so they use soft or funny words instead.
• War means killing and destruction, and the people who start or run wars often do not want to say that plainly.
• Drinking too much alcohol and taking drugs can harm people, and talking about it plainly can feel embarrassing.
• And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.'
• The heart also of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «plainly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.