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say it: KLIR-lee
clearly is an adverb meaning "without doubt or question". It is pronounced /ˈklɪɹli/ — KLIR-lee. It carries 4 recorded senses.
without doubt or question
“they were clearly lost”
“history has clearly shown the folly of that policy”
in an intelligible manner
“the foreigner spoke to us quite intelligibly”
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
“it's distinctly possible”
“I could clearly see myself in his situation”
in an easily perceptible manner
“could be seen clearly under the microscope”
“She cried loud and clear”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for clearly come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.