Meanings
comparative more clearly · archaic comparative clearlier · superlative most clearly · archaic superlative clearliest
- modalWithout a doubt; obviously.
Clearly, the judge erred in his opinion.
1 more example
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.
2011 December 10, David Ornstein, “Arsenal 1 - 0 Everton”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 25 Apr 2023Synonyms: expressly
- degreeTo a degree clearly discernible.
He was clearly wrong on all points but one.
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbWithout a doubt; obviously.
More synonyms by meaning
adverbin an intelligible manner
adverbclear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
adverbin an easily perceptible manner
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishclerli
- Englishclearly
From Middle English clerli, clerely, clerelych, cleerliche, clerliche. By surface analysis, clear + (adverbial) -ly.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian ясно, очевидно
- ясно (jasno)in a clear manner
- очевидно (očevidno)in a clear manner
- несъмнено (nesămneno)(modal) without a doubt, obviously
Catalan clarament
- claramentin a clear manner
Czech jasně
- jasněin a clear manner
Danish tydelig, evident
- tydeligin a clear manner
- evidentin a clear manner
- indlysendein a clear manner
- klartin a clear manner
Dutch duidelijk, duidelijk
- duidelijkin a clear manner
- duidelijk(modal) without a doubt, obviously
- klaar(modal) without a doubt, obviously
Esperanto klare
- klarein a clear manner
Finnish selvästi
- selvästiin a clear manner
French clairement
- clairementin a clear manner
German klar, deutlich
- klarin a clear manner
- deutlichin a clear manner
Greek καθαρά, ξεκάθαρα
- καθαρά (kathará)in a clear manner
- ξεκάθαρα (xekáthara)in a clear manner
- σαφώς (safós)in a clear manner
- σαφώς (safós)(modal) without a doubt, obviously
- σαφώς (safós)(degree) to a degree clearly discernible
Hungarian világosan, tisztán
- világosanin a clear manner
- tisztánin a clear manner
- érthetőenin a clear manner
- nyilván(modal) without a doubt, obviously
- nyilvánvalóan(modal) without a doubt, obviously
- láthatóan(degree) to a degree clearly discernible
- egyértelműen(degree) to a degree clearly discernible
Italian chiaramente, certamente
- chiaramentein a clear manner
- certamente(modal) without a doubt, obviously
- evidentemente(degree) to a degree clearly discernible
Latin disertim
- disertimin a clear manner
Norwegian Bokmål tydeligvis
- tydeligvis(modal) without a doubt, obviously
Polish wyraźnie, wyraźnie
- wyraźniein a clear manner
- wyraźnie(modal) without a doubt, obviously
Portuguese claramente, claro
- claramentein a clear manner
- claro(modal) without a doubt, obviously
- claramente(degree) to a degree clearly discernible
Russian я́сно, чётко
- я́сно (jásno)in a clear manner
- чётко (čótko)in a clear manner
- очеви́дно (očevídno)(modal) without a doubt, obviously
- явно (javno)(modal) without a doubt, obviously
Spanish claramente, a ojos vista
- claramentein a clear manner
- a ojos vistain a clear manner
- a ojos vistasin a clear manner
- claramente(modal) without a doubt, obviously
- por lo claro(modal) without a doubt, obviously
Ukrainian я́сно, очеви́дно
- я́сно (jásno)in a clear manner
- очеви́дно (očevýdno)(modal) without a doubt, obviously
- безсумні́вно (bezsumnívno)(modal) without a doubt, obviously
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with clearly
All rhymes →Anagrams
Cite this entry
clearly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearly
“clearly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearly. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clearly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clearly.
Source: clearly on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.