Close and Plainly

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Close adjective - Having little space between items or parts.

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Plainly and close are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plainly" instead an adjective "Close".

Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Plainly adverb - In an honest and direct manner.

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Close and plainly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close" instead an adjective "Plainly".

Nearby Words: plain, plainness

Contrary to that, in the scene where Dimitri rescues her from sleepwalking overboard, when she presses close against him, she's very plainly almost a full head shorter than she's supposed to be.

Source: Western Animation / Anastasia
Blatant Lies: Leaders may claim that "this is nowhere close to a fair deal" even when it's plainly obvious that you're making a one-to-one exchange.

Source: Video Game / Civilization

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