What does CLEARLY mean?

Definitions for CLEARLY
ˈklɪər liclear·ly

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. clearlyadverb

    without doubt or question

    "they were clearly lost"; "history has clearly shown the folly of that policy"

  2. intelligibly, clearly, understandablyadverb

    in an intelligible manner

    "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly"

  3. distinctly, clearlyadverb

    clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment

    "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation"

  4. clearly, clearadverb

    in an easily perceptible manner

    "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear"

Wiktionary

  1. clearlyadverb

    In a clear manner.

    He enunciated every syllable clearly.

  2. clearlyadverb

    Without a doubt; obviously.

    Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.

  3. clearlyadverb

    To a degree clearly discernible.

    He was clearly wrong on all points but one.

  4. Etymology: clerely, perhaps a calque of clerement

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Clearlyadverb

    Etymology: from clear.

    Those mysteries of grace and salvation, which were but darkly disclosed unto them, have unto us more clearly shined. Richard Hooker, b. iii. sect. 11.

    Christianity first clearly proved this noble and important truth to the world. John Rogers.

    There is almost no man but sees clearlier and sharper the vices in a speaker than the virtues. Ben Jonson, Discov.

    He that doth not divide, will never enter into business; and he that divideth too much, will never come out of it clearly. Francis Bacon, Essays, 26.

    When you are examining these matters, do not take into consideration any sensual or worldly interest; but deal clearly and impartially with yourselves. John Tillotson.

    By a certain day they should clearly relinquish unto the king all their lands and possessions. John Davies, on Ireland.

Wikipedia

  1. Clearly

    Clearly is an online retailer of contact lenses, eyeglasses and sunglasses. The company was acquired by EssilorLuxottica Canada, and is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. They are one of the largest online contact lens retailers in North America, and the largest seller of prescription eyeglasses online in the world. The latest acquisition is contactlens.qa

ChatGPT

  1. clearly

    Clearly is an adverb that typically means in a way that is easy to see, hear, read, or understand. It indicates something that is evident, obvious, or unambiguous. It can also refer to expressing something in a manner that is straightforward or without any confusion.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Clearlyadverb

    in a clear manner

Editors Contribution

  1. clearlyadverb

    In a clear manner.

    It is clearly a changing situation.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'CLEARLY' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #635

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'CLEARLY' in Written Corpus Frequency: #771

  3. Adverbs Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'CLEARLY' in Adverbs Frequency: #77

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of CLEARLY in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of CLEARLY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of CLEARLY in a Sentence

  1. Shifty Schiff:

    It's clear it's mocking the President and just as clearly the President doesn't like being mocked, but it was a mafia kind of... organized crime shakedown, if the President wasn't attacking me about this, he'd be attacking about something else.

  2. United Auto Workers:

    This a great victory for workers who have the courage to join together and organize in a system that is currently stacked heavily in favor of employers like Tesla who have no qualms about violating the law, while we celebrate the justice in today's ruling by an increasingly pro-worker The NLRB, it also nevertheless highlights the substantial flaws in U.S. labor law. Here is a company that clearly took numerous aggressive and unlawful steps to block workers' rights, and yet it is more than four years down the road before workers see a modicum of justice.

  3. Trump Tower.RELATED:

    I'm not going to get into legal definitions, but clearly I have a concern.

  4. Kwon Jong Gun:

    Given that the military exercise clearly puts us as an enemy in its concept, they should think that an inter-Korean contact itself will be difficult to be made unless they put an end to such a military exercise or before they make a plausible excuse or an explanation in a sincere manner.

  5. Joseph Cammarata:

    This is a prosecutor that clearly has identified cases and only brings cases in which he can win, if you're on the side of being charged by this prosecutor, that's going to be some cause for concern.

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