Decided and Plain

Decided

Decided adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Usage example: a decided hint of perfume on her skin

Plain and decided are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adjective "Decided".

Nearby Words: decision, decidedly, deciding, decider

Plain

Plain adjective - Not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation.
Usage example: let me make my meaning plain

Decided and plain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Decided" instead an adjective "Plain".

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / I Know What You Did Last Summer Elsa was written as plain looking in the script; the director decided that if Helen is gorgeous, Elsa should be too.
  • A lesser example happens in the fourth movie, where a competing trio of thieves utilizes their human resources to steal just stolen money that Egon for whatever reason decided to hide in plain sight.
  • When She Smiles In the commentary, Richard Curtis says he immediately decided to cast Lucia Moniz after she smiled during her audition, and immediately went from dour plain woman to radiant beauty.
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