- 1in a way that is easy to see or hear Please speak clearly after the tone. It's difficult to see anything clearly in this mirror.
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- 2in a way that makes sense and is easy to understand She explained everything very clearly.
- 3used to emphasize that what you are saying is obvious and true synonym obviously Clearly, this will cost a lot more than we realized. clear adjective (≠unclear)clearly adverbclarity nounclarify verb
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