Evidently and Plain

Evidently

Evidently adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Usage example: she was in bed and evidently in great pain

Plain is a synonym for evidently. In some cases you can use "Plain" instead an adverb "Evidently".

Plain

Plain adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Usage example: he is plain stubborn

Evidently is a synonym for plain. Sometimes you can use "Evidently" instead an adverb "Plain".

Nearby Words: plainly, plainness, plaint

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Preppy Name English sociologist Henry Mayhew once described the case of a lower-class servant girl with the first name Rosetta ("as if she had been a Duchess"), the master of the house evidently took offense to such presumptuousness and promptly renamed her "plain" Susan.
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