Definition: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment
Usage: she was dressed plainly; they lived very simply
Main entry: evidently, apparently, manifestly, obviously, patently, plain, plainly
Definition: unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly')
Usage: 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