Plain (Adverb)
Meaning
Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly'); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparently been living here for some time"; "I thought he owned the property, but apparently not"; "You are plainly wrong"; "he is plain stubborn".
Usages
Examples
- They are just not good enough, and that's plain unfair to everyone else on the team.
- The fact that he's a novice at this is plain from the mistakes he's making.
- The car's low fuel indicator is on, so it's plain we're going to run out of gas soon.
- He looks very unwell, and it's plain he needs to see a doctor immediately.
- The lack of effort from the team is plain in the results, and something needs to change.