clearly

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈklɪɚli/
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/ˈklɪɚli/ · /ˈklɪəli/ · /ˈkliːɹli/

Definition of clearly

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adv

  1. In a clear manner.
    “He enunciated every syllable clearly.”
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adv

  1. In a clear manner.
    “He enunciated every syllable clearly.”
  2. (modal)Without a doubt; obviously.
    “Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.”
    “While Gunners boss Arsene Wenger had warned his players against letting the pre-match festivities distract them from the task at hand, they clearly struggled for fluency early on.”
  3. To a degree clearly discernible.
    “He was clearly wrong on all points but one.”

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Etymology

From Middle English clerli, clerely, clerelych, cleerliche, clerliche. By surface analysis, clear + (adverbial) -ly.

Anagrams of clearly

3 plays · some not in Scrabble

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