clearly

Clearly means in a clear manner or way, without uncertainty. Clearly also means happening in a way that is obvious or occurring without question.

Clearly is an adverb formed from the word clear, which means free from obscurity or free from doubt. If something happens without blurriness or cloudiness, it happens clearly. For example, when you speak clearly, you are not mumbling or stuttering.

• Real-life examples: Many people wear glasses to help them see clearly. Teachers try to explain subjects clearly to students so they don’t get confused or fail to understand the material. Many right-handed people struggle to write clearly with their left hand.
• Used in a sentence: I couldn’t hear clearly because I had water in my ears. 

Clearly is also used to mean obviously, undoubtedly, or evidently. You might use this sense of clearly when you are so confident about something that you believe there is zero doubt about it, as when it is clearly a bad idea to eat a sandwich that has meat that expired a year ago. Clearly is often used in arguments and opinions, though. Just because a person uses the word clearly doesn’t mean there is no room for disagreement or doubt.

• Used in a sentence: I am allergic to peanuts so it clearly wasn’t me who ate the last of the peanut butter. 

The first records of clearly come from around 1250. It comes from the Middle English word clerli and is an adverb formed from the word clear.

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• clear (verb)

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• obviously
• undoubtedly
• evidently
• definitely
• certainly

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• clear

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• see
• hear
• speak
• explain
• clarity
• doubt

Clearly is a common adverb that means happening in a way that is not blurred or that doesn’t leave room for doubt.

Finally got home. Washed my face. Put my glasses on. Couldn’t figure out why I couldn’t see clearly. Still had my contact lenses in. Took too long to figure that one out I tell you. The weekend couldn’t come soon enough lol. 👀 👓 🤓

— Dina Pugliese-Mirkovich (@DinaPugliese)

Why is my toddler obsessed with watching people open surprise eggs on YouTube? Judging from the views I’m clearly not alone in this misery.

— Jessica Chasmar (@JessicaChasmar)

The true test of how well you know a concept:

Can you explain it clearly to someone else?

— Treehouse (@treehouse)

Which of the following words is a synonym of clearly?

A. debatably
B. confusingly
C. obviously
D. possibly