clearly

adv

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

1. In a clear manner.

   “He enunciated every syllable clearly.”

2. 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.”