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clearly

/ˈklɪəli/KLIR-lee
/ˈklɪɹli/KLIR-lee

Meaningin a clear way

Common meaning: plainly

Other meanings: obviously

Journey through time

  1. Latinclarus‘bright or distinct’source
  2. Old Frenchcler‘bright’source
  3. Englishclear‘plain to see or grasp’
  4. Englishformed in English from clearclearly‘plainly’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from clear + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CLEAR, p.113 · scan

Source words

  • clarus Latin · source word “bright or distinct”

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