Clearly
Simply
Simply adverb - For nothing other than.
Clearly and simply are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Clearly" instead an adverb "Simply".
Nearby Words: simple, simplistic
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Both words in one sentence
- Unreliable Narrator: The main character is an archetypal example: for a long time it was considered that the narrator was simply and clearly cheated on by his wife, and that he himself as a character was completely just in his actions.
Source: Literature / Dom Casmurro -
Final Fantasy XIV never has any blood drawn, even during cutscenes where you can see someone clearly being slashed with a sword axe; the victims simply fall over dead.
Source: Bloodless Carnage -
Villain with Good Publicity: The Ex-Reservation Sheriff, despite being clearly corrupt he seems to still be well liked among the Reservation Cops and other Indians simply because he is an Indian.
Source: Series / Longmire
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