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clearly

 adverb
     
clear‧ly S1 W1
1 [sentence adverb] without any doubt [= obviously]:
Clearly, ignoring him had been a mistake.
2 in a way that is easy to see, hear, or understand:
Please speak clearly.
The economy was clearly failing.
3 in a way that is sensible:
I wasn't thinking clearly.
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