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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CLEARLY, adv.
1. Plainly; evidently; fully; as, the fact is clearly proved.
2. Without obstruction; luminously; as, to shine clearly.
3. With clear discernment; as, to understand clearly.
4. Without entanglement, or confusion.
5. Plainly; honestly; candidly.
Deal clearly and impartially with yourselves.
6. Without reserve, evasion or subterfuge.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adv
1: without doubt or question; "they were clearly lost"; "history has clearly shown the folly of that policy"
2: in an intelligible manner; "the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly" [syn: intelligibly, clearly, understandably] [ant: unintelligibly, ununderstandably]
3: clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment; "it's distinctly possible"; "I could clearly see myself in his situation" [syn: distinctly, clearly]
4: in an easily perceptible manner; "could be seen clearly under the microscope"; "She cried loud and clear" [syn: clearly, clear]

Merriam Webster's

adverb Date: 14th century 1. in a clear manner <speaking clearly> 2. it is clear <clearly, a new approach is needed> Usage: see hopefully

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Clearly Clear"ly, adv. In a clear manner.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

see clear

Moby Thesaurus

absolutely, actually, aloud, and no mistake, apparently, apprehensibly, articulately, assuredly, at all events, at any rate, audibly, by all means, certainly, coherently, comprehensibly, conspicuously, decidedly, decisively, definitely, demonstrably, discernibly, distinctly, evidently, explicitly, expressly, for a certainty, for a fact, for certain, for real, for sure, forsooth, glaringly, in all conscience, in plain English, in plain terms, in plain words, in truth, incontestably, indeed, indeedy, indubitably, intelligibly, limpidly, lucidly, manifestly, markedly, most assuredly, most certainly, nothing else but, noticeably, observably, obviously, of course, out, out loud, palpably, patently, pellucidly, perceivably, perceptibly, perspicuously, plainly, positively, prominently, pronouncedly, quite, really, recognizably, seeably, sensibly, seriously, simply, staringly, starkly, surely, to a certainty, truly, unambiguously, unconcealedly, undeniably, understandably, undisguisedly, undoubtedly, unequivocally, unmistakably, unquestionably, utterly, verily, visibly, with clarity, without doubt