Added 9 October 2026
clearly
/ˈklɪɚli/ adverb
In Latin: disertim Wiktionary
adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about clearly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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Without doubt or question.
they were clearly lost
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In an intelligible manner.
the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly
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Clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment.
it's distinctly possible
Origin
From Middle English clerli, clerely, clerelych, cleerliche, clerliche. By surface analysis, clear + (adverbial) -ly.
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